The country of Cote d'Ivoire is in West Africa and sits 10 degrees north of the equator.

Population: 15,980,950

Language: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken

Religion: Muslim 60%, Christian 22%, Indigenous 18% (some of these are also numbered among the Christians and Muslims)

Capital: Yamoussoukro

People Groups: Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%

Land Regions: tropical coastal, savanah

Size: slightly larger than the U.S. state of New Mexico