n Conflict Trends - Situation report : Côte d'Ivoire

Abstract

Côte d'Ivoire, a West African country is situated on the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia, bordering Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. The country has a total land area of 322 460 km² and a 515 km coastline. Côte d'Ivoire is endowed with natural resources including petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil and hydropower.