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Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast. By: Taylor Bompensa. Facts . Ivory Coast is Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia. Ivory Coast is s lightly larger than New Mexico.

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Ivory Coast

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  1. Ivory Coast By: Taylor Bompensa

  2. Facts • Ivory Coast is Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia. • Ivory Coast is slightly larger than New Mexico. • Some natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower. • Some hazards are coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible

  3. Facts #2 • Labor Force: 7.617 million • Oil (Proved Reserves): 250 million bbl • Industries: Foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity, ship construction and repair. • Budget: Revenues: $4.755 billionExpenditures: $5.158 billion

  4. History • The first French posts were established in Côte d'Ivoire in 1843. • In 1893 the territory was formally named Ivory Coast and placed under a French governor. • On December 4, 1958, Ivory Coast accepted a new French constitution and opted for the status of an autonomous republic within the French Community. • On August 7, 1960, the Republic of Ivory Coast proclaimed its complete independence.

  5. Flowers and Animals • A total of 4,700 plant species grow there. • The country is home to more than 1,000 species of animals. • They have 232 different mammal species. • In the virgin rain forest, trees grow over 165 feet high, hung with vines, and wild animals abound. • Africa; it is full of animals such as lions, leopards, elephants, hippopotamuses, baboons, colobus monkeys, green monkeys, waterbucks, antelopes, and 21 kinds of pigs.

  6. Animal • Green Monkeys have black facial skin with golden-yellow whiskers. • Also known as the Callithrix monkey,[3] is an Old World monkeywith golden-green fur and pale hands and feet. • The tip of the tail is golden yellow as are the backs of the thighs and cheek whiskers. • It does not have a distinguishing band of fur on the brow, like other Chlorocebus species, and males have a pale blue scrotum.[4].

  7. Food • A favorite Côte d'Ivoirian side dish is attiéké, a couscous made from manioc (cassava), which is generally served with fish or kedjenou, a chicken dish cooked with vegetables and sauce.

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