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• Official Name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
  
• Government Type: Republic, multiparty presidential regime
  
• Capital: Yamoussoukro
  
• Other Major Cities/Regions: Abidjan, San Pedro, Odienne, Touba 
• Size: 322,640 sqkm
  
• Climate: tropical along coast, semi-arid in far north
  
• Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains, mountains in northwest
• Population: 18,013,000
  
• Ethnic Groups: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French)
  
• Religion: Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30%
  
• Language: French is the official language, with 60 other native dialects of which Baoule and Dioula are widely spoken