Basic Information

Motto	Unity, Discipline and Works
Anthem	L’Abidjanaise
Capital	Yamoussoukro
Largest city	Abidjan
Official languages	French
Government	Republic
President	Alassane Dramane Ouattara
Independence Date	7 August 1960
Total Area	322,460 km²
Population (2008)	18,373,060
Density	56inhabitants/km²
Currency	West African CFA franc (XOF)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Internet TLD	.ci
Calling code	+225