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Ivory Coast .ci

Flag of Ivory Coast
CapitalYamoussoukro
Pop 202631,719,275
Area322,463 km²
Density98/km²
RegionWestern Africa
CurrencyWest African CFA Franc
Flag adopted1959
Head of Country
Alassane Ouattara (since 2010) · PM Robert Beugré Mambé (since 2023)

Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Ivory Coast (or CĂ´te d'Ivoire) is a vertical tricolour of orange, white, and green, with a 2:3 width-to-length ratio. It was adopted on 3 December 1959 with the passing of law no.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Green White Orange

Green, White, Orange

Flag History

  1. 1958
    The results of the 1958 French constitutional referendum led to the French Fourth Republic being replaced with the Fifth Republic and the French Union with the French Community, under which most colonies became "autonomous states", including Ivory Coast on 4 December 1958.
  2. 1959–present
    Current flag of Ivory Coast
    Current national flag, in use since 1959.

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