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Arts & Media

Did you know that the African nation Ivory Coast was the first black republic in the world to win an Oscar, reward the world's most popular. In early 1977, so Surprisingly, the film "Black and White Country Color" made headlines worldwide when she won the Oscar for best foreign film in Los Angeles, CA. Has been selected by several U.S. experts. In addition, Ivory Coast is one of the first non-English speaking nations to win the Prix d'Amérique, ahead of Brazil and Argentina, and India and South Korea.

Former Ivory Coast

Did you known as the Ivory Coast in October 1985 was one of the most stable countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 1960 to 1985, with Botswana, Mauritius, Morocco and Liberia. At that time Ivory Coast has no military coups and civil strife. In fact, unlike in Cambodia and Zaire, which was one of the francophone countries in the world more peaceful. During the Cold War, played a prominent role in African affairs.

Independence

Did you know, part of French West African Federation. After a 118 years of occupation French, African nation gained its independence, with FÃ © lix Houphouet-Boigny, as Head of State in the 1960s. Since then there has strong diplomatic ties with Paris.

Geography

Did you Côte d'Ivoire covers approximately 124, 502 square miles (322, 460 square kilometers) and has about 21 million people. The African state is surrounded by Mali (a former French colony) and Burkina Faso (Upper Volta until August 1984), to the north, Ghana (a democratic nation since the 2000s) to the west, Guinea (former French territory) and Liberia (an independent nation since 1847) to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Vast tropical forests cover much land there. The main rivers are the Sassandra, the Cavally the Bardama, and how.

Olympics

Did you African nation is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1960. The Ivorian athletes competed in the Summer Games 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City Games 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul Olympic Games of Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Athens 2004 Olympic Games Beijing 2008.

United Nations

Did you with his transformation into a modern country, Côte d'Ivoire has joined the UN in the 1960s. In the following years, became a member of the Security Council of the United Nations (1964-1965). Meanwhile, between 1960 and 1990, the Republic is best known for his pro-Western, combined with African states like Kenya, Senegal and the Kingdom of Swaziland. Finally, Amara Essy, former Minister of the foreign nation, has been a well known international leaders in the 1990s. Thus, he became president of the 49th session of the Assembly United Nations General.

Languages

Have you, French is the official language, but Ivory Coast has a large francophone population (Dioula and other African dialects). Each region of the country has its own dialect.

Miss Universe

Did you know Shore Ivory has made its debut in Miss Universe 1986 in July, when the delegate of the country, Marie Francoise Koume competed in Panama City, Panama.

Football

Did you "Undoubtedly, under the direction of Didier Yves Drogba TÃ ¨ Bily, the national team is one teams most popular in West Africa in conjunction with other teams such as Ghana and Nigeria. The results of the 2006 World Cup, the Côte d'Ivoire between the rows NINETEEN best teams in the world of football, ahead of Poland and Saudi Arabia and Japan. So now, Drogba is the greatest footballer in the country. He is a native of Abidjan. Football is a sport very popular with adults and children.

Marie-Thà © rà ¨ se Houphouet-Boigny

Did you know that Marie-Thà © rà ¨ se Houphouet-Boigny, the country firs lady from 1969 to 1993, was one of the most popular women of Africa in the second half of the 20the century. During this period of time was a promoter of national culture and a French champion for children. Because of its elegance and perfect French, the international press dubbed "The Jacqueline Kennedy in Africa ".

Yamoussoukro

Have you Yamoussoukro is home to the capital of Ivory Coast. However, Abidjan, the capital of the old country - is the largest city.

Economy

Did you You - Over 70% of the population depends on agriculture and tourism. Meanwhile, the French-speaking nation, is a leading world producer of cocoa. Recently, the crops of bananas and palm oil to be most important. Otherwise, France is one of the two largest investors in Côte d'Ivoire

Gabriel Tiacoh

Did you - Ivory Coast is home to some champions of Africa, including Gabriel Tiacoh, one of the best runners in the continent in the mid-1980s. The legendary athlete won the country's first medal of the Games 1984 Los Angeles, CA.

Ethnic Groups

Did you know that "there are more than 60 ethnic groups in the country.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: Freelance writer. Alejandro is author of a host of articles/essays about over 220 countries and dependencies (and American States as well), from ecology, history, tourism and national heroes to Olympic sports, foreign relations, and wildlife. In addition, he has published some books on women's rights, among them "History of the Women in America" and "Famous Americans".

The best exchange program for high school students?

I live in America and our family would welcome a foreign student for a while and then could see in their country of origin. What is the best program to use?

Rotary is safe. Try searching your local Rotary district. For example, if you lived in Los Angeles, California Google-like "Los Angeles, California Rotary. Or something like that. If you have additional questions about the exchange programs, please write.

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