https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir By: Alleson Gao en-us 2018-10-01 17:42:24 UTC 2025-12-06 13:50:54 UTC hello@padlet.com allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/287780804 - Mostly a vast plateau 
- Includes Guinea Highlands in NorthWest with peaks higher than 1,000 meters
- Western Sub-Saharan Africa
- Borders Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina, Ghana, and Atlantic Ocean]]> 2018-10-01 17:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/287780804 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288429826 - Defacto (Economic) capital is Abidjan
- Administrative (Political) capital since 1983 is Yamoussoukro]]> 2018-10-03 02:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288429826 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430052 - Official language is French
- Multilingual country with about 70 languages spoken]]> 2018-10-03 02:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430052 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430139 - As of 2018, population is 25,065,283]]> 2018-10-03 02:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430139 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430938 - French is introduced during colonial period
- In 1893, Ivory Coast became a French colony
- French is taught in schools
- French serves as a Lingua Franca
- Captain Binger was appointed governor 
- French wanted to stimulate production of exports 
- Exports mainly included coffee, cocoa, and palm oil crops]]> 2018-10-03 02:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288430938 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288431546 - Among the world’s largest producers/ exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, palm oil
- Economy is stable and growing due to political issues in the past
- Mainly market based, heavily depends on Agriculture
- 70% of citizens in Ivory Coast are engaged in Agricultural activity]]> 2018-10-03 02:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288431546 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288432518 - Called Republic of Cote d’ Ivoire
- Is a Presidental representative democratic republic
- President is head of state and government issues
- Multi-party system
- Yamoussoukro has been capital since 1983
- Abidjan is the administrative center
- Has executive, judicial, and legislative branches in Government
- Chief of state is President Alassane Ouattara
- Head of Government is Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly]]> 2018-10-03 02:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288432518 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288433896 (HOW TO MAKE ALOKO/FRIED BANANAS)
INGREDIENTS:
- 5 bananas
- oil
STEPS:
1) Cut bananas lengthwise then into small pieces
2) Pour 4 inches of oil into saucepan, then heat until boiling
3) Place 1/2 of bananas in oil
4) Fry on both sides until reddish-brown, then remove
5) Fry other 1/2 of bananas, then remove
6) Serve up to 6 people ]]> 2018-10-03 02:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288433896 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288434580 - Ethnic groups bring diversity to country’s cuisine
- Agni and Abron farm cocoa and coffee
- People near the coast eat seafood
- The Senufo cultivate rice, yams, peanuts, and millet (A type of grain)
- Rely on root vegetables to sustain diet
- If people can’t afford meat, chicken and fish are favorites to Ivorians 
- Dishes often are spicy
-Locals eat with hands
- The best place to sample the country’s cuisine are outdoor markets, street vendors, and maquis (Restaurants unique to Cote d’ Ivoire)]]> 2018-10-03 02:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288434580 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435343 - Festivals of masks (Fetes des masques) is in December in Mah region 
- There are competitions between villages for best dancer
- People honor and pay respect for forest spirits designed and personified in the masks 
- One of the biggest and most known festivals
- Bouake is a week-long carnival held every March
- Fete du Dipri is in Gomon and in April
- Starts close to midnight and lasts to the late afternoon the next day
- Other religious festivals ]]> 2018-10-03 02:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435343 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435605 - The performing arts include music, dance, and festivals
- Music is shown in everyday activities and religious ceremonies
- Singins is often done in groups with traditional instruments 
- Ivorians love contemporary music from America and Europe]]> 2018-10-03 02:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435605 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435871 - Literature is featured through storytelling, traditional poetry, folktales, and myths
- Storytellers are called griots 
- Graphic Arts include wood sculpting, weaving, pottery, mask making, jewelry, carving, sculpting, and painting]]> 2018-10-03 02:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288435871 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288436133 (FASHION)
- Locals wear a mix of traditional and western clothes 
- Women still like to wear traditional, bright colored dresses called pagnes ]]> 2018-10-03 02:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288436133 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288436299 (RELIGION)
- 12% practice Christian faith
- 25% are Islam 
- 63% have traditional beliefs which often include worshipping ancestors ]]> 2018-10-03 02:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288436299 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288438275 2018-10-03 03:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288438275 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288438887 2018-10-03 03:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288438887 allesongao https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288439462 2018-10-03 03:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/allesongao/e9dfdoa8puir/wish/288439462