Capitale:
nom: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated economic capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
coordonnées géographiques: 6 49 N, 5 16 W
différence de temps: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Yamoussoukro is named after Queen Yamoussou, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix "-kro" meaning "town" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled shouting "min-chan m’bidjan," which in the Ebrie language means: "I return from cutting leaves"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response
Définition: Cette entrée donne le nom du siège du gouvernement, ses coordonnées géographiques , le décalage horaire par rapport à temps universel coordonné (UTC) et l'heure observée à Washington, DC, et, le cas échéant, des informations sur l'heure d'été (DST) . Le cas échéant, une note spéciale a été ajoutée pour mettre en évidence les pays ayant plusieurs fuseaux horaires.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
