Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast meets the Gulf of Guinea with a long Atlantic coastline backed by lagoons, dense forest in the west, and drier savanna stretching toward the Sahel in the north. The economic capital, Abidjan, is one of West Africa's largest and most commercially active cities, its skyline rising over a coastal lagoon. Coffee, cocoa — the country is among the world's top producers — and a vivid urban energy define much of daily life here.