Which West African Country…

…was once known as Dahomey?

…has over 236 million people and is Africa’s largest economy?

…is the world’s largest cashew producer?

…saw Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the first elected female head-of-state in Africa in 2006?

…is home to over 250 diverse ethnic groups?

…became a hub in the Portuguese slave trade, with the majority of the population being a mix of African and European descent?

…is the smallest country in mainland Africa, nicknamed “the smiling coast”?

…is named for its capital city?

…was once known as the Gold Coast?

…has a name meaning “lion mountains” in Latin?

…is the world’s largest cocoa producer?

…suffered the highest death toll in the 2014 Ebola outbreak?

…was named by French sailors at the height of the ivory trade?

…underwent two separate coup d’etats in 2022?

…was once known as Upper Volta?

…hosts the origins of the Gambia, Niger, and Senegal rivers?

…produces the most movies?

…was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence in 1957?

…was founded in 1822 by freed slaves from the United States?

…is home to the world’s largest rubber plantation, run by Firestone?

…has 13 official languages, including Bambara?

…has a flag resembling Ireland’s?

…was originally a German protectorate, but was split between France and Britain after WWI?