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What is Ivory coast?
That one place in West Africa that knobheads confused the Irish flag for.
Person 1: Hey dude, have you seen the new Irish flag I put up recently?
Person 2: You feckin knob, the colours are backwards! That's the Ivory Coast flag!
Ivory coast - video
Ivory coast - what is it?
Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located on the south coast of West Africa. Ivory Coast's political capital is Yamoussoukro in the centre of the country, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan.
Population 23.7 million
Area 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles)
Major languages French, indigenous languages
Major religions Islam, Christianity, indigenous beliefs
Life expectancy 52 years (men), 55 years (women)
Currency CFA (Communaute Financiere Africaine) franc
Ivory coast was a Former French Colony