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Monday, February 28, 2011

Ivory Coast - Cote d'Ivoire

Another African country that has been constantly plagued by civil wars and instability. Ivory Coast had one of the bloodiest civil wars in recent memory. Peace was declared in 2003 and elections were held, this was a short period of stability and no war. Sadly the 2010 elections have caused much disruption and the country is on the verge of another civil war and more bloodshed.

Continent: Africa
Population: 20,600,000
HDI Rank: 163th
Neighbors: West - Guinea and Liberia, North - Mali and Burkina Faso, East - Ghana


Abdijan - Capital city of Ivory Coast


Ivory Coast - Coast


Notre Dame de-la Paix - Large Cathedral in Ivory Coast, based on St. Peter's Basilica

30 comments:

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  2. Never really been keen on africa

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  3. it does look like the Irish flag lol

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  4. I remember them from the Portugal, Brazil and North Korean division in the last world cup. I didn't realize the struggles this country faces.

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  5. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a single country in Africa that isn't struggling in some way...

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  7. Notre Dame de-la Paix looks awesome

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  8. nice pictures, from the sky it looks very peaceful, lol.

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  9. WOw beautiful pics
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  10. I do hope that the wars inside that country be over soon.

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  12. That's a gorgeous church. It's a shame that the country has seen so much strife.

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  13. Looks like a nice city from far away.

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  14. Looks like a normal place, I wouldn't expect so much instability...

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  15. Yeah the shots from the air are always nice. Good blog, keep updating, will be following (:

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  16. That flag sure looks a lot like Ireland's!

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  17. before i saw ivory coast, i thought this post was about Ireland, lol

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  18. I don't recall it being reported for some reason... well I was only 14 when it happened the first time

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  19. Great blog, very informative. I'll be checking in everyday. :)

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  20. The beach looks very quiet

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  21. good post, following and supporting

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  22. It's sad seeing some countries in such turmoil.

    I really like your blog, following.

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  23. Thanks again for another informative post!

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  24. It's pretty sad that so many of those countries have so many issues with instability.

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  25. Like many have said already, the pictures are amazing! I would never think of instability. Love your Blogs! will be coming back !

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