▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁economy ▁and ▁reun ite ▁I v ori ans . ▁G bag bo ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁declared ▁acqu itted ▁by ▁the ▁court ▁but ▁given ▁a ▁conditional ▁release ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Belg ium ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁host ▁country . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁is ▁a ▁country ▁of ▁western ▁sub - S ah aran ▁Africa . ▁It ▁borders ▁Liber ia ▁and ▁Guinea ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁M ali ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁Gh ana ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Guinea ▁( At l antic ▁Ocean ) ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁country ▁lies ▁between ▁lat itudes ▁ 4 ° ▁and ▁ 1 1 ° N , ▁and ▁long itudes ▁ 2 ° ▁and ▁ 9 ° W . ▁Ar ound ▁ 6 4 . 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁agricult ural ▁land ; ▁a rable ▁land ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 9 . 1 %, ▁permanent ▁past ure ▁ 4 1 . 5 %, ▁and ▁permanent ▁cro ps ▁ 1 4 . 2 %. ▁Water ▁poll ution ▁is ▁amongst ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁issues ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁currently ▁facing . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁has ▁been ▁administr atively ▁organ ised ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁districts ▁plus ▁two ▁district - level