Editing Geography of Ivory Coast (section)

==Crops and natural resources==
{{see also|Wildlife of Ivory Coast}}
[[File:Forêt du Banco de côte d'ivoire.png|thumb|Banco forest]]
Ivory Coast has a large [[Lumber|timber]] industry due to its large forest coverage. The nation's [[hardwood]] exports match those of [[Brazil]]. In recent years there has been much concern about the rapid rate of [[deforestation]]. [[Rainforest]]s are being destroyed at a rate sometimes cited as the highest in the world. The only forest left completely untouched in Ivory Coast is [[Taï National Park]] (''Parc National de Taï''), a {{convert|3600|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} area in the country's far southwest that is home to over 150 [[Endemic (ecology)|endemic]] species and many other [[endangered species]] such as the [[Pygmy hippopotamus]] and 11 species of [[monkey]]s.

Nine percent of the country is [[arable land]]. Ivory Coast is the world's largest producer of cocoa, a major national [[cash crop]]. Other chief crops include [[coffee]], [[banana]]s, and [[Elaeis guineensis|oil palms]], which produce [[palm oil]] and kernels. [[Mineral resources]] include [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], [[diamond]]s, [[manganese]], [[iron]], [[cobalt]], [[bauxite]], [[copper]], [[gold]], [[nickel]], [[tantalum]], [[silica]] sand, [[clay]], [[palm oil]]. [[Hydropower]] is also generated.