| Capital: Yamoussoukro
Government: Unitary Presidential Republic
Current President: Alassane Ouattara
Economy:
- Heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities which engage roughly 68% of the population.
- World’s largest exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil.
Population: 26,260,582 (2018)
Land Size: 332,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
Major 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) (1998)
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Religions:
- Muslim: 38.6%
- Christian: 32.8%
- Indigenous: 11.9%
- None: 16.7%
- note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
Language(s):
- French (official)
- Jula
- Senoufo
- Baule
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