Talk:Côte d'Ivoire

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 Definition West African republic, centre of coffee and cocoa production, with Yamoussoukro its capital; achieved independence from France in 1960 (population about 21 million). [d] [e]
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I chose 'Côte d'Ivoire' and not 'Ivory Coast' as that is the preference of the country's government and is the practice followed by the UN and the CIA World Factbook. John Stephenson 08:01, 28 July 2009 (UTC)