Flag of Ivory Coast
Officially Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Locally Côte d'Ivoire
What the flag looks like
Three vertical stripes of orange (hoist), white and green.
What it means
Orange represents the savanna of the north, white peace and unity, and green hope and the forests of the south.
How to remember it
Ivory Coast
is Ireland
in a mirror: orange savanna at the flagpole, green coastal forest at the fly, while Ireland starts with green.
Fun facts
- Besides the reversed color order, Ivory Coast's flag is shorter than Ireland's: proportions 2:3 against Ireland's 1:2.
- Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.
- Yamoussoukro's Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is among the largest churches in the world.
Ivory Coast at a glance
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Region
- Western Africa
- Population
- 32 million
- Area
- 322,463 km²
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (FCFA)
- Flag adopted
- 1959
Flags often confused with Ivory Coast
- Ireland: Ivory Coast and Ireland are both vertical orange, white and green. Ivory Coast has orange at the hoist (left); Ireland has green at the hoist.
- Niger: Ivory Coast and Niger both use orange, white and green. Ivory Coast's stripes are vertical and plain; Niger's are horizontal with an orange disc in the center.
- India: Ivory Coast and India both use orange, white and green. Ivory Coast's stripes are vertical and plain; India's are horizontal with a blue wheel in the center.