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05-27-2008, 09:11 AM
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I had never heard of Côte d'Ivoire, so I Googled it... here is what Wikopedia says about it:
"' Côte d'Ivoire (pronounced /ˌkoʊt divˈwɑːr/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation) in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language), IPA: [kot diˈvwaʀ] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA) in French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language)), or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is a country in West Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa). The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-4) It borders Liberia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia) and Guinea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea) to the west, Mali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali) and Burkina Faso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso) to the north, Ghana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Guinea) to the south.
The country's early history is virtually unknown, although a Neolithic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic) culture is thought to have existed. In the 19th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century) it was invaded by two Akan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_people) groups. In 1843 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1843)–1844 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1844), a treaty made it a protectorate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate) of France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) and in 1893 Côte d'Ivoire became a French colony. The country became independent in 1960. Until 1993 it was led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny) and was closely associated economically and politically with its West African neighbours, for example forming the Council of the Entente (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Entente). At the same time the country maintained close ties to the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West), which helped its economic development and political stability. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule, this stability has been destroyed by two coups (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup) (1999 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999) and 2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001)) and a civil war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivorian_Civil_War) since 2002, which has hampered its economic development.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-state.gov-5)
Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire). Its de jure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure) capital is Yamoussoukro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamoussoukro) and the official language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language) is French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language). The country is divided into 19 regions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire) and 58 departments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire). Côte d'Ivoire's economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture), with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. [2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-CIA-1)
hmmm?
I had never heard of Côte d'Ivoire, so I Googled it... here is what Wikopedia says about it:
"' Côte d'Ivoire (pronounced /ˌkoʊt divˈwɑːr/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation) in English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language), IPA: [kot diˈvwaʀ] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA) in French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language)), or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire is a country in West Africa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa). The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-4) It borders Liberia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia) and Guinea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea) to the west, Mali (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali) and Burkina Faso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso) to the north, Ghana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Guinea) to the south.
The country's early history is virtually unknown, although a Neolithic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic) culture is thought to have existed. In the 19th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century) it was invaded by two Akan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_people) groups. In 1843 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1843)–1844 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1844), a treaty made it a protectorate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectorate) of France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France) and in 1893 Côte d'Ivoire became a French colony. The country became independent in 1960. Until 1993 it was led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny) and was closely associated economically and politically with its West African neighbours, for example forming the Council of the Entente (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_Entente). At the same time the country maintained close ties to the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West), which helped its economic development and political stability. Since the end of Houphouët-Boigny's rule, this stability has been destroyed by two coups (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup) (1999 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999) and 2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001)) and a civil war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivorian_Civil_War) since 2002, which has hampered its economic development.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-state.gov-5)
Côte d'Ivoire is a republic with a strong executive power personified in the President (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire). Its de jure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure) capital is Yamoussoukro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamoussoukro) and the official language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language) is French (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language). The country is divided into 19 regions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire) and 58 departments (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire). Côte d'Ivoire's economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture), with smallholder cash crop production being dominant. [2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d'Ivoire#cite_note-CIA-1)
hmmm?