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Ivory Coast
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Côte d'Ivoire lies on the West African coast on the
Gulf of
Guinea,
(see
fig. 3). Its outline is roughly that of a
square 560
kilometers on a side, with an area of 322,460 square
kilometers--
nearly the same as New Mexico. It is bounded on the east
by Ghana,
on the north by Burkina Faso and Mali, and on the west by
Guinea
and Liberia. The entire southern border is Gulf of Guinea
coastline.
Data as of November 1988
Figure 3. Topography and Drainage
Location and Size
Côte d'Ivoire lies on the West African coast on the
Gulf of
Guinea,
(see
fig. 3). Its outline is roughly that of a
square 560
kilometers on a side, with an area of 322,460 square
kilometers--
nearly the same as New Mexico. It is bounded on the east
by Ghana,
on the north by Burkina Faso and Mali, and on the west by
Guinea
and Liberia. The entire southern border is Gulf of Guinea
coastline.
Data as of November 1988
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