Ivory Coast | Cote d'Ivoire

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Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa, bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana.

This postcard shows traditional housing in the mountainous region in the west of Ivory Coast.

Stamps

In 2005 Ivory Coast issued a set of four stamps about “Rois et chefs traditionnels”. Traditional leaders still play an important role in Ivory Coast.  

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Ivory Coast | Cote D'Ivoire

Postcard

Ivory Coast is a West African state bordering Ghana in the east, Burkina Faso, Mali in the north, and Guinea and Liberia in the east. To the south lies the Atlantic Ocean.

The first Europeans to visit the area where the Portuguese and later other Europeans followed. Formal French colonial rule was introduced in the 1880s. In 1904, Ivory Coast became part of French West Africa until 1960 when the country regained independence from France.

The current population estimate is approximately 16 million. Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Ivory Coast, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro.

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