Geographicals

Cote d'Ivoire

A republic in western Africa, south of MALI and BURKINA FASO, bordered by GHANA on the east. Its administrative capital is Abidjan and Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. The country was formerly called Ivory Coast.

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Abstract

A republic in western Africa, south of MALI and BURKINA FASO, bordered by GHANA on the east. Its administrative capital is Abidjan and Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. The country was formerly called Ivory Coast.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Ivory Coast
  • Republic of Cote diIvoire

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

in translations use the French name Côte d'Ivoire with circumflex

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History Note

94; was IVORY COAST 1971-93

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  1. Z01w.058w.290w.190w.272w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cote d'Ivoire. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007560. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007560
  2. Cote d'Ivoire. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
  3. Cote d'Ivoire. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1008