page_title: Geography of Ivory Coast
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Ivory Coast
context_page_description: Ivory Coast is a sub-Saharan nation in southern West Africa located at 8 00°N, 5 00°W. The country is approximately square in shape. Its southern border is a 515 km coastline on the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean. On the other three sides it borders five other African nations for a total of 3,458 km: Liberia to the southwest for 778 km, Guinea to the northwest for 816 km, Mali to the north-northwest for 599 km, Burkina Faso to the north-northeast for 545 km, and Ghana to the east for 720 km.
  Ivory Coast comprises 322,463 km², of which 318,003 km² is land and 4,460 km² is water, which makes the country about the size of Germany.
context_section_description: Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a sub-Saharan nation in southern West Africa located at 8 00°N, 5 00°W. The country is approximately square in shape. Its southern border is a 515 km (320 mi) coastline on the Gulf of Guinea on the north Atlantic Ocean. On the other three sides it borders five other African nations for a total of 3,458 km (2,149 mi): 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), and Ghana to the east for 720 km (447 mi).
  Ivory Coast comprises 322,463 km² (124,500 sq mi), of which 318,003 km² (122,780 sq mi) is land and 4,460 km² (1,720 sq mi) is water, which makes the country about the size of Germany.
caption: Côte d'Ivoire map of Köppen climate classification.