Geography of Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a sub-Saharan nation in southern West Africa located at 8° N, 5° W. The country is approximately square in shape. == Area and borders == Area Total: 322,463 km2 (124,500 mi2) Country rank in the world: 68th Land: 318,003 km2 (122,780 mi2) Water: 4,460 km2 (1,720 mi2) Area comparatives Australia comparative: approximately 2/5 larger than Victoria Canada comparative: approximately half the size of Manitoba United Kingdom comparative: approximately 1/3 larger than the United Kingdom United States comparative: approx 1/4th of New Mexico EU comparative: slightly larger than Poland Land borders Bordering countries: Liberia to the southwest for 778 km (483 mi) Guinea to the northwest for 816 km (507 mi) Mali to the north-northwest for 599 km (372 mi) Burkina Faso to the north-northeast for 545 km (339 mi) Ghana to the east for 720 km (447 mi) Total: 3,458 km (2,149 mi) Coastline 515 km (320 mi) on Gulf of Guinea == Maritime claims == Ivory Coast makes maritime claims of 200 nautical miles (370 km) as an exclusive economic zone, 12 nautical miles (22 km) of territorial sea, and a 200-nautical-mile (370 km) continental shelf.