Cote d'Ivoire
"L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)

Words by: Mathieu Ekra, Joachim Bony and Pierre Marie Coty
Music by: Pierre Marie Coty and Pierre Michel Pango
Adopted: 1960

Formerly kown as the Ivory Coast, this nation changed its name and capital city in the 1980s, but kept "L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan) as the title of the anthem; interestingly, since the capital was moved from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro (yet Abidjan remains as the largest city).

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English and French

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Music with French lyrics