Par Danny Westcott

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French lyricsSalut ô terre d'espérance;

Pays de l'hospitalité. Tes légions remplies de

vaillance Ont relevé ta dignité.

Tes fils, chère Côte d'Ivoire, Fiers artisans de ta grandeur,

Tous rassemblés pour ta gloire

Te bâtiront dans le bonheur. Fiers Ivoiriens, le pays nous

appelle. Si nous avons dans la paix

ramené la liberté, Notre devoir sera d'être un

modèle De l'espérance promise à

l'humanité, En forgeant, unie dans la foi

nouvelle, La patrie de la vraie fraternité

English translationWe salute thee, land of hope,

Country of hospitality; Thy gallant legions

Have restored thy dignity. Beloved Ivory Coast, thy sons,

Proud builders of thy greatness, All gathered together for thy glory,

In joy will construct thee. Proud citizens of the Ivory Coast,

the country calls us. If we have brought back liberty

peacefully, It will be our duty to be an example Of the hope promised to humanity,

Forging, united in new faith, The homeland of true brotherhood.

L’Hymne National

L’Afrique

La Côte d’Ivoire

Le Climat

• The climate is generally warm and humid.

• La Côte d’Ivoire is close to the equator this is why it is warm and humid.

• They also have a tropical season when it rains a lot this is between June to October.

• There main dry season is from December to April.

Montagnes

• The highest mountain peak in the Ivory Coast is named Mount Nimba.

• Mount Nimba is 5,748 feet tall

• This mountain also borders three different African countries.

Les Fleuves

• There are many major rivers in the Ivory Coast.

• One of these is called The Cavally River

• It flows for 50 kilometers and begins at Mt. Nimba.

Les Fleuves cont.• Another one of the Ivory Coast’s major rivers is

the Bandama River.• It is the longest river in the country and runs

through the Ivory Coast, it runs for 80 km.

Les Écosystèmes

• La Côte d’Ivoire has three main ecosystems, the savanna, the Lagoon region and the forest region.

• Each ecosystem is vital for the survival of the people living in the Ivory Coast.

Le Gouvernement

The Ivory Coast has a strong President who is the head of the armed forces. The country has a unicameral legislature, which is elected once every five years. As of May 2000, the country was ruled by the military.

L’Économie

Maintaining close ties to France since independence in 1960, diversification of agriculture for export, and encouragement of foreign investment, has made Côte d'Ivoire one of the most advanced of the tropical African states. Its main agricultural crops are coffee and cocoa. But the prices for the global market have been dropping making it harder on the Ivory Coast.

Langues Principales

The language that is used mainly in the Ivory Coast is French. It is spoken throughout the country in most households and streets.

L’Histoire

Compared to neighboring Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire suffered little from the slave trade. European slaving and merchant ships preferred other areas along the coast, with better harbors. France took an interest in the 1840s, they spoke to local chiefs and gained a lot of money on the coastline of Africa.

L’Histoire

France's main goal was to stimulate the production of exports. Coffee , cocoa and palm oil crops were soon planted along the coast. stood out as the only West African country with a sizeable population of settlers. The French had a huge influence of the lifestyle of the Côte d'Ivoire.

L’Agriculture

The main agricultural crops that the Ivory Coast exports are Coffee, Cocoa and Palm Oil. They rely heavily on France for trade they also import a lot of food products such as rice and grain.

Cocoa

Coffee

Les ressources naturelles

The country of the Ivory Coast contains many natural resources. One of the main natural resources found is petroleum. Petroleum is the base of the gasoline used in the cars we drive today. Part of the petroleum found is exported out to the United States of America. Diamonds, the hardest known rock in the world, is another natural resource found in this country. Copper and iron ore are two very useful resources unearthed in this small country.

The Côte d’Ivoire is one of the most advanced countries in Africa. They have advanced greatly with the help of the French The Ivory Coast is the best country in Africa and their soccer team is fantastique!!!!!!!!!!!