1. Ivory Coast By: Preston Percival

2. Historic Sites Basilica of Our Lady of Peace- Located in Yamoussoukro it is the largest church in the world. One major landmark is Mount Nimba. Comoe National Park is yet another landmark commonly associated with the Ivory Coast.

3. three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future

4. Location and Climate Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia tropical along coast, semiarid in far north

5. Transportation Mostly driving small cars or taking public transportation with few airports.

6. Arts and Culture The two main cultural locations are both in Abidjan and they are National Library and Museum of Cote D'Ivoire.

7. Languages and Dialects French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

8. Foods The people of the Ivory Coast eat a wide variety of foods. Since they grow a wide diversity of tropical fruits, their diet contains a large amount of fruit. They also eat many different kinds of meats ranging from monkey to dog.

9. Other Info. They have the 17 th highest population of AIDS infected citizens. The median age is around 20.

10. Natural Hazards and Life Expectancy coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible total population: 56.78 years male: 55.79 years female: 57.81 years (2011 est.)

11. Major Religion and Ethnic Group Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (no not demographics because that is not an ethnic group) Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French)

12. Imports and Exports Imports- fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs Exports- cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish