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'''Ivory Coast''', also known as '''Côte d'Ivoire''',{{efn|The latter being pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|oʊ|t|_|d|iː|ˈ|v|w|ɑːr}} {{respell|KOHT|_|dee|VWAR}} in English and {{IPA-fr|kot divwaʁ||Fr-Côte-d'Ivoire-fr-Paris.ogg}} in French.<ref>{{cite dictionary |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cote%20d'ivoire |title=Cote d'Ivoire definition |dictionary=Dictionary.com |access-date=23 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723020443/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cote%20d%27ivoire |archive-date=23 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>}} officially the '''Republic of Côte d'Ivoire''', is a country located on the south coast of [[West Africa]]. Ivory Coast's political capital is [[Yamoussoukro]] in the centre of the country, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of [[Abidjan]]. It borders [[Guinea]] to [[Guinea–Ivory Coast border|the northwest]], [[Liberia]] to [[Ivory Coast–Liberia border|the west]], [[Mali]] to [[Ivory Coast–Mali border|the northwest]], [[Burkina Faso]] to [[Burkina Faso–Ivory Coast border|the northeast]], [[Ghana]] to [[Ghana–Ivory Coast border|the east]], and the [[Gulf of Guinea]] (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. The [[official language]] of the republic is [[French language|French]], with local indigenous languages also being widely used that include [[Baoulé language|Baoulé]], [[Dyula language|Dioula]], [[Dan language|Dan]], [[Anyin language|Anyin]], and [[Senari languages|Cebaara Senufo]]. In total, there are around 78 different [[Languages of Ivory Coast|languages spoken in Ivory Coast]]. The country has large populations of the adherents of [[Christianity in Ivory Coast|Christianity]], [[Islam in Ivory Coast|Islam]] and [[Religion in Ivory Coast|various indigenous religions]].
Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including [[Gyaaman]], the [[Kong Empire]] and [[Baoulé people|Baoulé]]. The area became a [[protectorate]] of France in 1843 and was consolidated as a [[List of French possessions and colonies|French colony]] in 1893 amid the European [[scramble for Africa]]. It achieved independence in 1960, led by [[Félix Houphouët-Boigny]], who ruled the country until 1993. Relatively stable by regional standards, Ivory Coast established close political and economic ties with its West African neighbours while at the same time maintaining close relations to [[Western Bloc|the West]], [[Françafrique|especially France]]. Ivory Coast experienced a [[1999 Ivorian coup d'état|coup d'état in 1999]] and two civil wars, first [[First Ivorian Civil War|between 2002 and 2007]]<ref>{{cite journal|title=Loi n° 2000-513 du 1er août 2000 portant Constitution de la République de Côte d'Ivoire|url=http://www.jfaconseil.com/jorci/2000/RCI%20JO%202000-30.pdf| journal=Journal Officiel de la République de Côte d'Ivoire| volume= 42| pages= 529–538|date=3 August 2000|access-date=7 August 2008|issue=30|language=fr| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090325153412/http://www.jfaconseil.com/jorci/2000/RCI%20JO%202000-30.pdf| archive-date=25 March 2009 }}</ref> and again [[Second Ivorian Civil War|during 2010–2011]]. In 2000, the country adopted a new [[constitution]].<ref>Loi no 2000-513 du 1er août 2000 portant constitution de la République de Côte d’Ivoire, Journal Officiel de la République de Côte d’Ivoire, no 30, Abidjan, jeudi 3 août 2000, p. 529–538</ref>
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