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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Area: Land boundaries: total 3,110 km, Burkina 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia716 km, Mali 532 km Coastline: 515 km
PeoplePopulation: 14,791,257 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.38% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 46.17 births/1,000 population Death rate: 14.95 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 93.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.61 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, Agni, foreign Africans (mostly Burkinabe and Malians, about 3 million), non-Africans 130,000 to 330,000 (French 30,000 and Lebanese 100,000 to 300,000) Religions: indigenous 25%, Muslim 60%, Christian 12% Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects; Dioula is the most widely spoken
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1988)
Government
Names:
Type: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960 Capital: Yamoussoukro Independence: 7 August 1960 (from France) Constitution: 3 November 1960; has been amended numerous times, last time November1990
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $20.5 billion National product real growth rate: 1.5% National product per capita: $1,430 Inflation rate (consumer prices): Unemployment rate: 14%
Electricity:
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