Côte d'Ivoire, a country that many people have not heard of, is located in west Africa, with a population of 24.9 million and an area of 322,000 square kilometers. GDP per capita was $2,159.
Côte d'Ivoire is basically low-lying, with plains below 400 meters above sea level inland, and the highest peak is only 1752 meters above sea level.
Côte d'Ivoire has a typical tropical climate, including a tropical rainforest climate and a savannah climate, and the rainy and dry seasons are very distinct, which also contributes to the growth of cocoa beans.
The agricultural population in Côte d'Ivoire is 49 per cent of the national labour force, and farmers are hired to grow cocoa and coffee at very low wages, but in order to support their families, they can only work in such low-paying jobs.
The main cash crops in Côte d'Ivoire are cocoa and coffee, and cocoa production and exports are among the largest in the world. But the large number of exported cash crops does not make the people at the bottom get more paid, and coffee production is also the third in Africa. But the per capita income is only 33 yuan a day, which is one of the least developed countries in the world.
Abidjan is the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, with its well-established infrastructure, basically a modern metropolis, the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire in Yamoussoukro.
There are many ethnic groups in Côte d'Ivoire, they all have their own language, and most of the country is spoken in a language called Dioula, which has no corresponding script. The official language of Côte d'Ivoire is French, and the textbooks of local primary school students are in French, and the picture below is the language of the second grade of primary school.
Each ethnic group has its own unique wedding customs, and in Abrière on the southeast coast, the tribesmen also practice polygamy, believing that the number of wives determines whether you are rich or not, and the larger the number of wives means the richer you are.
According to custom, the wife who has lived with her husband the longest is the most favored one and the first among many wives. After having a first wife, if you want to marry again, you need the consent of the first wife.
The marriage of children is generally decided by the father, and there are more daughters in the family, and the father has the right to promise his eldest daughter to his good friend.
The local wedding has two steps, divided into two gifts, the first is the bride's birthday, the groom personally brings a pair of beautiful ankle rings and cassava to the father-in-law, the second is the day of the engagement period, you need to send a dowry, the dowry is generally CFA francs and a piece of cloth for making clothes, money and things are available, after the wedding, the two become husband and wife.
After marriage, if the bride does not agree to the marriage, then the groom has the right to return the bride price to the bride's father, and only returns the dowry and does not return the money when the bride is returned.
The adult illiteracy rate in Côte d'Ivoire is as high as 43.8 per cent, which is a high figure, and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st in the Human Development Index rankings. The life expectancy of the local population is 56 years.
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Paci in Côte d'Ivoire is a local Roman church. Construction began in the 1980s, and after four years of construction, it cost 300 million US dollars to build a cathedral covering an area of 30,000 square meters. The cathedral is 4 times the size of St. Peter's Church and is also recognized as the largest by the Guinness Book of Records, with a height of about 158 meters, a total of 7,000 seats inside the church, and can accommodate 11,000 people.
Côte d'Ivoire, also known as the Pearl of West Africa, the capital is also known as the "Little Paris of Africa", after a series of factors, led to a rapid economic recession, Côte d'Ivoire poverty rate of 46.3%.
Supposedly, such a poor country, the level of football should not be too good, but the football of Côte d'Ivoire is very strong, raising a national football team worth more than 300 million euros, this African team ranks 52nd in FIFA.
Frank Casey is an Ivorian, he is the AC Milan midfielder who has been competed for by many European giants before.
Drogba, known as the Warcraft, has helped Chelsea win the Premier League title four times.
There is a very beautiful hotel in Codiva called The Ivory Inn, now called Sofitel Côte d'Ivoire, the decoration is very dreamy. If you have a chance, you can go and experience it.
Fast food in Côte d'Ivoire may not look different at first glance, but it tastes different.
The local market, the variety of fruits is quite rich, many fruits are uncommon.