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 * =  ||= **Portland, Oregon** ||=   ||= **Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast** ||=   ||
 * =  ||= [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Flag_of_Portland_Oregon.svg width="177" height="100"]] ||=   ||= [[image:http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/cote-dlvorie-flag.gif width="151" height="99"]] ||=   ||
 * = [[image:http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/oregon/oregon-maps/oregon-lat-long-map.jpg width="187" height="130"]] ||= Portland is located at 45 degrees North and 122 degrees West ||= **Absolute Location** ||= Yamoussoukro is located at 7 degrees North and 6 degrees West ||= [[image:http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/maps/Cote-DIvoire-lat-long.jpg width="143" height="143"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/north-america/usa/portland/map_of_portland.jpg width="126" height="143"]] ||= Portland is located in Oregon by the border of Washington, Portland is also along the Willamette River. ||= **Relative Location** ||= Ivory Coast is on the Atlantic coast of Africa, this country is surrounded by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana. ||= [[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6z_zQ59j-tozxSKgZNmXXGwekTiPH1nIBqUlpTVMn31tArWK6bw:www.ibenedictines.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/COTE_D_IVOIRE.gif width="134" height="134"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.portland-travel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/portland-elevation-map.jpg width="178" height="147"]] ||= The highest elevation in Portland is 1,073 feet but the average elevation is 129 feet. ||= **Movement**
 * Elevation** ||= The highest elevation in Yamoussoukro is 5,748 feet but the average elevation is 214 feet. ||= [[image:http://www.floodmap.net/Elevation/ElevationMap/Maps/?gz=2279755_12 width="139" height="158"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb1241346.jpg width="187" height="125"]] ||= Oregon exports textiles,technology, and is the world leader in supplying Christmas trees, grass seed, hazelnuts and blackberries. ||= **Goods**
 * Exports** ||= Ivory Coast's main exports are coffee, cocoa, sugar and pineapple. Ivory Coast supplied 40% of the world's cocoa. ||= [[image:http://www.english.rfi.fr/sites/english.filesrfi/imagecache/rfi_43_large/sites/images.rfi.fr/files/aef_image/2011-02-18T041801Z_1856756342_GM1E72I0UVV01_RTRMADP_3_COCOA-WESTAFRICA-SMUGGLING.JPG width="192" height="142"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Portland_Transit_Mall_with_cyclists_crossing.jpg width="183" height="122"]] ||= In Portland streetcar and subways systems are the main source of transportation. There is a lot of walking and biking as transportation too. In Portland 87% of roads are paved and in nice condition. ||= **People**

has an airport used for international travel. In rural areas common transportation includes walking, riding oxcarts, bikes, mopeds, minibuses, and woro-woros, which are taxis. ||= || 84% of people have internet access 99% of people can read and write English ||= **Ideas** ||= 92% of people in Yamoussoukro have television access 3% of people in Yamoussoukro have cellphones In Yamoussoukro 44% of women can read and write and 68% of men can read and write ||= || In Yamoussoukro French is the number one language but there are over 78 languages spoken so it is hard to determine the 3 most spoken languages. ||= || Summer: Summer in Portland is always warm but rarely sunny, summer in Portland is extremely rainy. ||= **Climate** ||= In Yamoussoukro there are three seasons, warms and dry (November to March) hot and dry (March to May) and hot and wet (June to October) ||= || media type="custom" key="27107032" Water Pollution: Portland has a major problem with waste drainage into their iconic Willamette River, the river has been deemed unhealthy to swim in in the past. Taxes: Oregon is one of the only states that doesn't press sales tax, this is certainly made up for in other taxes though, so people aren't paying less. Public Transportation: Portland is considered one of the nations best public transportation cities due to it's intricate map of streetcar, bus, light rail, and commuter rail tracks. Soccer: Both cities share the love for soccer, Portland is host to two soccer teams, The Portland Thorns, the women's team and The Portland Timbers both teams have shattered records for loudest soccer stadiums. Ivory Coast along with many other African nations have a love for soccer weather it's on the mud or on the big fields. Climate: Both cities have a very rainy climate, Portland is considered the rainiest city in the US, Ivory Coast has an average of 45 inches of rain per year. Television Rates: Both cities television rates are very high, they both have over 90% television access. HIV/AIDS: Ivory Coast has a huge problem with HIV/AIDS many town have been wiped out due to this disease, people have lost their whole families too. Variety of Languages: Ivory Coast has over 78 languages, Ivory Coast is one of the most diverse countries in terms of languages. Internet: Ivory Coast has a very low internet rate, under 3%, most people can't have computers, there is many missions in Africa hoping to change this.
 * Transportation** ||= Most major roads are paved but in poor condition. Yamoussoukro
 * = [[image:http://lifeinthelostworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/MP900442438.jpg width="202" height="120"]] ||= 96% of people in Oregon have television access
 * = [[image:http://media.oregonlive.com/weather_impact/photo/rainjpg-16692438487acce1.jpg width="182" height="127"]] ||= In Portland there is a yearly rainfall average of 41 inches ||= **Region**
 * Precipitation** ||= In Yamoussoukro there is 45 inches of rain per year ||= [[image:https://dodsonsinafrica.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/rainy.jpg width="155" height="96"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.askamerchant.com/images/uploads/image/portland.gif width="117" height="117"]] ||= Portland has an area of 145.1 square miles ||= **Area** ||= Yamoussoukro has an area of 1,351 square miles ||= [[image:http://www.wordtravels.com/images/map/Ivory_Coast_map.jpg width="105" height="112"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/id/special_areas/byways___trails/oregon_trail.Par.63150.Image.-1.-1.1.gif width="156" height="103"]] ||= Oregon became an American state in 1859 ||= **Place**
 * Settled** ||= Ivory Coast was made an African country in 1960 ||= [[image:http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/78772000/jpg/_78772944_ivory_ouattara_g.jpg width="136" height="76"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://mimoknits.typepad.com/photos/portland/port3.jpg width="168" height="129"]] ||= # English
 * 1) Spanish
 * 2) Russian ||= **Languages** ||= # French
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Sternwheel_steam_tug_Portland_approaching_dock_in_Portland_%282012%29.jpg width="179" height="116"]] ||= ## Many people know Oregon for the Oregon Trail
 * 1) Stuck choosing between two New England towns, the name of Portland was chosen after a coin flip. Had the other side of the coin landed face up, the city would have been named Boston.
 * 2) For many years Portland was a very important dock in world trade.
 * 3) Next time you’re getting married, head to Voodoo Doughnuts where they offer legal marriage ceremonies.
 * 4) There’s a $500 fine if you try to pump your own gas in Portland. ||= **Historical Facts** ||= # The was a civil war in Ivory Coast in 2002
 * 5) After WWII the French granted Ivory Coast the title as a colony in the French Union
 * 6) In 2012 a law was finally passed for wives to have equal rights over their homes with men.
 * 7) The land was once called the 'teeth coast' due to the trade in ivory.
 * 8) Republic of Cote d’Ivoire has two official capitals. Yamoussoukro is the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast while Abidjan serves as the economic capital of the country. ||= [[image:http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/08/ivory.coast.war/t1larg.ic.a6.gi.afp.jpg width="164" height="91"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/files/6312/8382/0758/9639337639_HT68B.jpg width="169" height="75"]] ||= Portland's population is 509,456 ||= **Population** ||= Yamoussoukro's population is 194,530 ||= [[image:http://www.betharram.net/en/actualites-en/infos-2012-en/cote-divoire-yamoussoukro-1441-en/@@images/27d0e7b0-3a1b-4e09-ba9b-a1c7d65adc65.jpeg width="98" height="73"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.myfavoritecourtyard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/portland-city-center1.jpg width="195" height="68"]] ||= Portland's population density is 14 people per kilometer ||= **Population Density** ||= Yamoussoukro's population density is 48.5 people per kilometer. ||= [[image:https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608026292763099425&pid=15.1&P=0 width="119" height="78"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQzClfc8rxBFVYHP4My2uYngOTE_WXVVpbPIJx2LtDFwwvn4Xau:www.thatsmeinthemiddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_1490.jpg width="190" height="128"]] ||= Winter: Since the weather is never freezing in Portland there is an average rainfall of 12.5 inches
 * = [[image:http://www.americantrails.org/photoGalleries/cool/27images/02.jpg width="148" height="110"]] ||= In Portland the housing is mainly apartments or small neighborhood houses. ||= **Housing** ||= In Yamoussoukro the urban housing is made of cement. In rural areas houses are made of mud, thatch wood and cement. Some homes are made of reed poles and clay. ||= [[image:https://cafodpolicy.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/ivoryc-refugee-house.jpg width="155" height="104"]] ||
 * = [[image:http://www.travelportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/EVT_Theater_TheaterListings_mebf2778_stock_ViewfindersNW-652x521.jpg width="193" height="154"]] ||= In Portland people enjoy walking and running around in the US's greenest city. People also enjoy playing and watching soccer and going shopping downtown. ||= **Leisure** ||= In Yamoussoukro people enjoy playing soccer, women enjoys dancing and socializing in large groups and playing homemade board games. ||= [[image:http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SKNaGWdlheU/TEjS8_Ab2OI/AAAAAAAAUWg/jSze5VYTTKQ/s1600/kids+playing+soccer.bmp width="182" height="116"]] ||
 * =  ||= # World Atlantic Library of the States Oregon
 * 1) oregon.gov
 * 2) movingtoportland.net
 * 3) usclimatedata.com
 * 4) pdxhistory.com ||= **Resources** ||= # culturegrams.com
 * 5) Ivory Coast in Pictures
 * 6) The Evolution of Africa's Major Nations Ivory Coast
 * 7) Continent in the Balance Africa Ivory Coast
 * 8) ivorycoast6i.weebly.com ||=   ||