Ivory Coast -
Cote d' Ivoire
geography
. Area 320,763 sq. km.
. On the West African coast between Ghana and Liberia. Rain forest in the south and savannah/highlands in the north.
population
2000 14,785,832
2010 18,200,343
2025 23,345,116
There has been a massive influx from surrounding lands, especially Burkina Faso and Mali over recent years.
people
Akan 31%, 18 groups Baoule` 2.93 million, the dominant people today Lagoon peoples (14) 735,000 Agni 790,000
Gur 13%
Mande 12%
Kru 9%
South Mande 7%
Foreign Africans 27%
Other 1%
literacy
42%
Official language: French
religion
Complete religious freedom. The government remains sympathetic to missions.
Traditional religions are generally stronger in the centre and west. Islam (Sunni) is strong in the northwest and Abidjan.
Both Islam and Christianity are highly syncretized with African traditional beliefs, making these three religions impossible to precisely enumerate.
Religions
Muslim
Christian
Traditional Ethnic
Non-Religious
Baha'I
Hindu
Christians
Protestant
Independant
Angelican
Catholic
Marginal
Unaffilliated
Trans. Bloc Groupings
Evangelical
Charismatic
Pentacostal |
Population %
38.60
31.78
29.07
0.25
0.20
0.10
Denon.
35
148
1
1
2
-
pop %
9.2
6.0
4.5
|
Affil %
8.69
7.62
14.20
0.20
0.17
0.90
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Islam spread and grew rapidly during the 20th Century - from 5% in 1900 to near 40% today. Interest by Christian Ivoirians in ministry to Muslims is growing, but the level of participation remains very low compared to actual needs.
Country profiles supplied courtesy of Operation World. http://www.gmi.org/ow/
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