Cote d'Ivoire
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Cote d'Ivoire
Official name: | Republic of Cote d'Ivoire |
Capital: | Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan |
Area: | total: 322,460 sq km water: 4,460 sq km land: 318,000 sq km |
Climate: | tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) |
Location: | Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia |
Geographic coordinates: | 8 00 N, 5 00 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly larger than New Mexico |
Land boundaries: | total: 3,110 km border countries: Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km |
Coastline: | 515 km |
Terrain: | mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m |
Map of Cote d'Ivoire