Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa.

The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro but its biggest city is Abidjan.
Other cities include Aboisso, Bouaké, Danané, Divo, Jacqueville, Grand Lahou, Man and Sassandra.

Geography

It borders the Gulf of Guinea to the south and five other African nations. Liberia is to the southwest, Guinea to the northwest, Mali to the north-northwest, Burkina Faso to the north-northeast, and Ghana to the east.

Regions
Côte d'Ivoire is divided into nineteen regions:

Agnéby
Bafing
Bas-Sassandra
Denguélé
Dix-Huit Montagnes
Fromager
Haut-Sassandra
Lacs
Lagunes
Marahoué
Moyen-Cavally
Moyen-Comoé
N'zi-Comoé
Savanes
Sud-Bandama
Sud-Comoé
Vallée du Bandama
Worodougou
Zanzan

The regions are further divided into 81 departments.

Rivers of Ivory Coast
Four major river systems are in Ivory Coast. They flow from north to south, draining into the Gulf of Guinea. From west to east these are:

Cavally
Sassandra
Bandama
Comoé

Ivory Coast national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (also known as the Ivory Coast national football team) is the national football team of Côte d'Ivoire.

Côte d'Ivoire at the Olympics

Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) has been to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964 except for 1980.