Capital:Yamoussoukro
Population:17,298,040
Area:322,460 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)
Languages:French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
Currency:Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
Government:republic
Religions:Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
