历史今天:科特迪瓦共和国成立

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【英文原文】

历史今天:科特迪瓦共和国成立

Côte d'Ivoire (English pronunciation: /ˌkoʊt diˈvwɑr/; French: [kot diˈvwaʀ]), formerly Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages. With an area of 322,462 km2 Côte d'Ivoire borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country's population, which was 15,366,672 in 1998, is estimated to be 18,373,060 in 2008.

【中文译文】

科特迪瓦(英语发音: / ˌ koʊt 'divwɑr / ;法文: [kot di'vwaʀ ] ) ,中文译名象牙海岸,官方名为科特迪瓦共和国,是一个西非国家。政府禁止使用英文译名象牙海岸,而选择将法语的名称科特迪瓦用于所有语言。科特迪瓦占地面积为322,462平方公里,位于利比里亚和几内亚以西,马里和布基纳法索北部,加纳东部和几内亚湾和大西洋的南部。1998年人口为15,366,672,估计2008年达到18,373,060。