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Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire)

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Location

The Resume

    (1960- )
    Located in Western Africa
    Slightly larger than New Mexico
    Borders Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali
    Population is slightly less than New York State
    Gained independence from France (August 7, 1960)

Why Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) might be annoying:

    Ivory Coast has very few elephants (so not much ivory).
    Most of the people are animists.
    Infant mortality rate is almost 10%.
    Average Life expectancy is only forty-six years.
    Citizens are called Ivorians.
    They speak French with 60 native dialects (Dioula the most widely spoken).
    Capital is Yamoussoukro (since 1983) but most countries keep their embassies in Abidjan.
    It's currency is called the 'Communaute Financiere Africaine Franc' (CFAF).
    It is a producer of cannabis, mostly for internal consumption.
    Disagreement over the results of the presidential election has brought the country to the brink of civil war (January 2, 2010).

Why Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) might not be annoying:

    It is one of the few black dominated countries to keep its colonial name (Côte d'Ivoire).
    It is one of the largest producers and exporters of coffee.
    It accepted over 1/3 of million refugees escaping the civil war in Liberia.
    Its forests are primarily filled with oil palm trees, from which they get palm oil.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 172 Votes: 66.28% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 187 Votes: 47.59% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 49 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 67.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 70.64% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 225 Votes: 65.33% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 288 Votes: 65.62% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 595 Votes: 61.85% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 960 Votes: 68.33% Annoying