Ivory Coast Directory

The Atlantic coast and three main rivers have made the Ivory Coast a fertile area and thus have paved way for efficient farming. The people rely on farming and work in forests. It is the world’s top producers of Cocoa and coffee. The Ivory Coast has set up factories to make cocoa butter that is the basic ingredient of chocolate and some cosmetic products. Yamoussoukro Basilica is the world’s largest church, which can accommodate 7,000 people. The currency used in this country is CFA Franc. The country enjoys tropical climate. The humid and moist conditions have favored the cocoa plantations and have made the Coast the leading producers of cocoa beans. Rainforests are harvested for timber.