The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998, and was estimated to be 20,617,068 in 2009, and 23,919,000 in July 2014.Ivory Coast's first national census in 1975 counted 6.7 million inhabitants.
Officially name: Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Largest city: Abidjan
Official language: French
Government: Semi-presidential republic
Currency in Ivory Coast: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States.