1. The name of Ivory Coast was given to the region by French and Portuguese merchants in the 15th and 16th centuries reflecting its major ivory trade.
2. Ivory Coast is now the world’s largest producer of cocoa beans which are 40 per cent of its exports.
3. Last year, Ivory Coast produced 1.8 million tonnes of cocoa which is more than the next four cocoa producing countries put together.
4. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro covers an area of 30,000 square metres and is said to be the world’s largest church.
5. The orange, white and green stripes of the Ivory Coast flag are in reverse order from the Irish flag.
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6. The national football team of the Ivory Coast is known as Les Éléphants. The elephant is the national emblem of Ivory Coast.
7. The name the country calls itself is Côte d’Ivoire which is an anagram of “erotic video”. 8. Ivory Coast won its first Olympic gold medal in 2016 for taekwondo.
9. Ivory Coast, Hong Kong and Syria all have totals of three Olympic medals comprising one gold, one silver and one bronze.
10. Giant African land snails with a tomato or cassava-based sauce is a delicacy in Ivory Coast.