Taï National Park Protects West Africa's Largest Primary Rainforest

They won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1992, 2015 and 2023.

In 1986 the government requested that the name not be translated, so Côte d'Ivoire is used in every language.

Félix Houphouët-Boigny became its first president after independence on August 7, 1960.

Despite Yamoussoukro being the official capital, Abidjan is where most business and government activity happens.