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$Unique_ID{COW01948}
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$Title{Cote d'Ivoire
Statistical Profile of the Ivory Coast}
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$Author{Central Intelligence Agency}
$Affiliation{United States Government}
$Subject{km
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$Date{1990}
$Log{National Anthem*62100010.aud
Map of Cote d'Ivoire*0194801.scf
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire*0194802.scf
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Country: Cote d'Ivoire
Book: CIA World Factbook
Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Affiliation: United States Government
Date: 1990
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[See Map of Cote d'Ivoire]
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Statistical Profile of the Ivory Coast
Geography
Total area: 322,460 km2; land area: 318,000 km2
Comparative area: slightly larger than New Mexico
Land boundaries: 3,110 km total; Burkina 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea
610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km
Coastline: 515 km
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf: 200 m
Extended economic zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three
seasons--warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May),
hot and wet (June to October)
Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Natural resources: crude oil, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,
cobalt, bauxite, copper
Land use: 9% arable land; 4% permanent crops; 9% meadows and pastures;
26% forest and woodland; 52% other; includes NEGL% irrigated
Environment: coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; deforestation
People
Population: 11,619,099 (July 1989), growth rate 3.8% (1989)
Birth rate: 46 births/1,000 population (1989)
Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1989)
Net migration rate: 5 migrants/1,000 population (1989)
Infant mortality rate: 102 deaths/1,000 live births (July 1989)
Life expectancy at birth: 52 years male, 55 years female (July 1989)
Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1989)
Nationality: noun--Ivorian(s); adjective--Ivorian
Ethnic divisions: over 60 ethnic groups; most important are the Baoule
23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, and Agni; about 2 million foreign
Africans, mostly Burkinabe; about 130,000 to 330,000 non-Africans
(30,000 French and 100,000 to 300,000 Lebanese)
Religion: 63% indigenous, 25% Muslim, 12% Christian
Language: French (official), over 60 native dialects; Dioula most widely
spoken
Literacy: 24%
Labor force: NA; over 85% of population engaged in agriculture, forestry,
livestock raising; about 11% of labor force are wage earners, nearly half in
agriculture and the remainder in government, industry, commerce, and
professions; 54% of population of working age (1985)
Organized labor: 20% of wage labor force
Government
Long-form name: Republic of the Ivory Coast; note--the local official
name is Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
Type: republic; one-party presidential regime established 1960
Capital: Abidjan (capital city changed to Yamoussoukro in March 1983 but
not recognized by US)
Administrative divisions: 49 departments (departements,
singular--(departement); Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adzope, Agboville,
Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna,
Boundiali, Dabakala, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue,
Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou, Guiglo, Issia, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota,
Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakasso, San-Pedro, Sassandra,
Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tengrela, Tiassale, Touba,
Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
Independence: 7 August 1960 (from France)
Constitution: 3 November 1960
Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law;
judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
National holiday: National Day, 7 December
Branches: president has sweeping powers, unicameral legislature
(175-member National Assembly), separate judiciary
Leader:
Chief of State and Head of Government President Dr. Felix
HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY (since 27 November 1960)
Suffrage: universal over age 21
Elections: legislative and municipal elections were held in October 1985;
Houphouet-Boigny reelected in October 1985 to his fifth consecutive five-year
term; next round of national elections scheduled for October 1990
Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party of the Ivory Coast (PDCI),
only party; Houphouet-Boigny firmly controls party
Communists: no Communist party; possibly some sympathizers
Member of: AfDB, CCC, CEAO, EAMA, ECA, ECOWAS, EIB (associate), Entente,
FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IPU, ITU, Niger River Commission, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UN, UNESCO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Charles GOMIS; Chancery at
2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202) 797-0300;
US--Ambassador Dennis KUX; Embassy at 5 Rue Jesse Owens, Abidjan (mailing
address is B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01); telephone [225] 32-09-79
Flag: three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green;
similar to the flag of Ireland which is longer and has the colors
reversed--green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of
Italy which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag
of France
Economy
Overview: The Ivory Coast is among the world's largest producers and
exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm-kernel oil. Consequently, the economy
is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for coffee and cocoa
and to weather conditions. Despite attempts by the government to diversify, the
economy is still largely dependent on agriculture and related industries. The
agricultural sector accounts for over one-third of GDP and about 80% of export
earnings and employs about 85% of the labor force.
GDP: $10.3 billion, per capita $960; real growth rate - 2.7% (1987)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.3% (1987)
Unemployment rate: 14% (1985)
Budget: revenues $1.6 billion (1986); expenditures $2.3 billion, including
capital expenditures of $504 million (1988 est.)
Exports: $3.4 billion (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--cocoa 30%,
coffee 20%, tropical woods 11%, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, cotton;
partners--France, FRG, Netherlands, US, Belgium, Spain (1985)
Imports: $2.7 billion (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--manufactured
goods and semifinished products 50%, consumer goods 40%, raw materials and
fuels 10%; partners--France, other EC, Nigeria, US, Japan (1985)
External debt: $13.1 billion (1988)
Industrial production: growth rate 0% (1987)
Electricity: 1,081,000 kW capacity; 2,438 million kWh produced,
220 kWh per capita (1988)
Industries: foodstuffs, wood processing, oil refinery, automobile
assembly, textiles, fertilizer, beverage
Agriculture: cash crops--coffee, cocoa beans, palm-kernel oil; also
pineapples, rice, cotton, rubber, millet, corn, bananas
Aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $344 million; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-86), $3.8 billion
Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (plural--francs);
1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF)
per US $1--312.52 (January 1989), 297.85 (1988), 300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986),
449.26 (1985)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Railroads: 660 km (Burkina border to Abidjan, 1.00-meter gauge,
single track, except 25 km Abidjan-Anyama section is double track)
Highways: 46,600 km total; 3,600 km bituminous and bituminous-treated
surface; 32,000 km gravel, crushed stone, laterite, and improved earth; 11,000
km unimproved
Inland waterways: 980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal
lagoons
Ports: Abidjan, San-Pedro
Merchant marine: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 71,945 GRT/90,684
DWT; includes 5 cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker,
1 chemical tanker
Civil air: