Republic of Côte dIvoire République de Côte dIvoire (French) Flag Coat of arms Motto:xa0Union – Discipline – Travailxa0(French) Unity – Discipline – Work Anthem:xa0LAbidjanaise Song of Abidjan Capital Yamoussoukro (political) Abidjan (economic) 6°51′N 5°18′Wufeff / ufeff6.850°N 5.300°Wufeff / 6.850; -5.300 Largest city Abidjan Officialxa0languages French Vernacular languages Bété Dioula Baoulé Abron Agni Cebaara Senufo others Ethnicxa0groups (2018) 41.1% Akan 17.6% Voltaiquesxa0/ Gur 27.5% (Dyula, Maninka) 11.0% Krous 2.8% othersa Demonym(s) Ivorian Government Unitary presidential republic under a parliamentary system •xa0President Alassane Ouattara •xa0Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan •xa0Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly Legislature Parliament of Ivory Coast •xa0Upper house Senate •xa0Lower house National Assembly Independence •xa0from France 7 August 1960 Area •xa0Total 322,463xa0km2 (124,504xa0sqxa0mi) (68th) •xa0Waterxa0(%) 1.4[1] Population •xa02018 estimate 23,740,424[2] (54th) •xa02015xa0census 24,905,843 •xa0Density 63.9/km2 (165.5/sqxa0mi) (139th) GDPxa0(PPP) 2018xa0estimate •xa0Total $106.412xa0billion[3] •xa0Per capita $4,155[3] GDPxa0(nominal) 2018xa0estimate •xa0Total $48.142xa0billion[3] •xa0Per capita $1,879[3] Ginixa0(2008) 41.5[4] medium HDIxa0(2017) 0.492[5] lowxa0·xa0170th Currency West African CFA franc (XOF) Time zone UTC+0 (GMT) Driving side right Calling code +225 ISO 3166 code CI Internet TLD .ci Including approximately 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French people.