Outline of Ivory Coast

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast – country in West Africa.

An 1843–1844 treaty made Ivory Coast a protectorate of France and in 1893, it became a French colony as part of the European scramble for Africa.

Through production of coffee and cocoa, the country was an economic powerhouse during the 1960s and 1970s in West Africa.

However, Ivory Coast went through an economic crisis in the 1980s, leading to the country's period of political and social turmoil.

The 21st century Ivorian economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant.