Region

            Cote d’Ivoire formerly known as Ivory Coast has a total of 19 regions. Yamoussoukro is the capital of Cote d’Ivoire. Yamoussoukro is the fourth largest city in Cote d’Ivoire. It has a population of 295,500. The largest city in Cote d’Ivoire is Abidjan with a total population of 3,310,500. Cote d’Ivoire was also settled by the French explorers. Many people in Cote d’Ivoire speak French.

Location

            Cote d’Ivoire is located in West Africa. It is in the sub-Saharan climate. Cote d’Ivoire borders Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Liberia. Cote d’Ivoire is also located north of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Abidjan, the capitol of Cote d'Ivoire, is located at 5 degrees north and 4 degrees west.

Place

            In Cote d’Ivoire the men fish and hunt while the women run the shops, so the women in Cote d’Ivoire hold some of the political power. Cote d’Ivoire is of a Republic government. The place of Cote d’Ivoireis very diverse and consists of more then 60 ethnic groups. Akan, one of the bigger ethnic groups is roughly 42%. The next biggest is Voltaiques / Gur about 17%.

Human Environment interaction

            Cote d’Ivoire has lost a lot of its forests. Cote d’Ivoire is a large producer of coca beans, coffee and palm oil. The climate can really affect the income in Cote d’Ivoire because they have a big agricultural system. 68% of Cote d’Ivoire population is involved in agriculture.

Movement

            There are a total of 31 airports in Cote d’Ivoire. Out of the 31, only 7 of those have paved runways. Cote d’Ivoire has one of the best railroad systems in all of Africa. Most of the railroads go through Abidjan. San Pedro and Abidjan also have large harbors. San Pedro has a deep water port and Abidjanhas a fishing port that sells fishing supplies. Sassandra and Tabou also have seaports, but not as developed as the ones in Abidjan and San Pedro.