Ivory Coast (also known as Côte d'Ivoire) is a country located in

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. Ivory Coast's political capital is

Yamoussoukro Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, th ...

, and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...

. Ivory Coast has, for the region, a relatively high income per capita (US$1014.4 in 2013) and plays a key role in transit trade for neighboring, landlocked countries. The country is the largest economy in the

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, constituting 40% of the monetary union’s total GDP. The country is the world's largest exporter of

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s, and the fourth-largest exporter of goods, in general, in sub-Saharan Africa (following South Africa, Nigeria, and Angola).

Notable firms

This list includes notable

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with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the

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taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. File:Plateau Centre-est.jpg,

financial center. File:2009 Abidjan port 3841939455.jpeg, Autonomous Port of Abidjan in 2009. File:Cipaysage1.jpg, A banana plantation in the Ivory Coast.

References

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Notable firms

See also

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