Côte D'ivoire (Ivory Coast)
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated April 28, 2023
No. of localities: 4
No. of saints in church life: 165
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 72
Country Profile
Location: West Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Geographical
Size: land: 318,003 sq km, water: 4,460 sq km Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)
Population: 29,981,758 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.13% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken
Religion: Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%,
animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)
Capital
City: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital)
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