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Ivory Coast

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Background :

Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states, but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country, and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government under the auspices of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord. President GBAGBO and rebel forces resumed implementation of the peace accord in December 2003 after a three-month stalemate, but issues that sparked the civil war, such as land reform and grounds for citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO and former New Force rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. As a result of the agreement, SORO joined GBAGBO's government as Prime Minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the zone of confidence separating North from South, integrate rebel forces into the national armed forces, and hold elections. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of rebel forces have been problematic as rebels seek to enter the armed forces. Citizen identification and voter registration pose election difficulties, and balloting planned for November 2009 was postponed with no future date set. Several thousand UN troops and several hundred French remain in Cote d'Ivoire to help the parties implement their commitments and to support the peace process. 

Location :

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

8 00 N, 5 00 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -8.60
North 10.74
East -2.49
South 4.36

Area :

total 322 463 square km
land 318 003 square km
water 4 460 square km

Land boundaries :

total 3 110 km
Burkina Faso (bf) 584 km
Ghana (gh) 668 km
Guinea (gn) 610 km
Liberia (lr) 716 km
Mali (ml) 532 km

Coastline :

515.00 km

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 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 752 metres

Natural resources :

bauxite clay
cobalt cocoa beans
coffee copper
diamonds gold
hydropower iron ore
manganese natural gas
nickel palm oil
petroleum silica sand
tantalum

Land use :

arable land 10.23 %
permanent crops 11.16 %
other 78.61 %

Irrigated land :

730 square km

Natural hazards :

flooding heavy surf

current issues :

deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

20 617 068 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.13 %
Birth rate 32.11 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 4.12 children born/woman
Death rate 10.78 deaths/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 40.60 %
15-64 years 56.60 %
65 years and over 2.90 %

Median age :

total 19.20 years
male 19.40 years
female 19.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.00 male(s)/female
total population 1.03 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 68.06 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 55.45 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 54.64 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 56.28 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 3.90 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 480 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 38 000

Religions :

Muslim 38.60 %
Christian 32.80 %
indigenous 11.90 %
none 16.70 %

Languages :

French  
Dioula the most widely spoken  

Literacy :

total population 48.70 %
male 60.80 %
female 38.60 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
conventional short form Cote d'Ivoire
local long form Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
local short form Cote d'Ivoire

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 CI
ISO Numeric 384
ISO3 CIV
FIPS IV
ccTLD ci
English Ivory Coast

Administrative divisions :

19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes, Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan 

Capital :

name Yamoussoukro
geographic coordinates 6 49 N, 5 17 W
time difference 0.00

International organization participation :

ACCT ACP
AU AfDB
ECOWAS Entente
FAO FZ
G-24 G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt (signatory)
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
ILO IMF
IMO IOC
IOM IPU
ITSO ITU
ITUC Interpol
MIGA NAM
OIC OIF
OPCW UN
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNHCR
UNIDO UNWTO
UPU Union Latina
WADB (regional) WAEMU
WCO WFTU
WHO WIPO
WMO WTO

Independence :

1960-08-07 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1960-08-07

Executive branch :

President Laurent GBAGBO Prime Minister Guillaume SORO

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 35 630 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 22 910 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 3.20 %
PPP - per capita 1 700 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 28.00 %
industry 21.20 %
services 50.80 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 68.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 7 463 000 people
Population below poverty line 42.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 44.60
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.00 %
Investment (gross fixed) 9.50 % of GDP
Current account balance 65 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2 645 000 000 $
Debt external 12 080 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 7 071 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.60 % of GDP
Public debt 63.80 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.00 %
highest 10% 34.00 %

Budget :

revenues 4 655 000 000 $
expenditures 4 987 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas cassava
cocoa beans coffee
corn cotton
palm kernels rice
rubber sugar
sweet potatoes timber

Industries :

beverages building materials
electricity fertilizer
foodstuffs oil refining
ship construction and repair textiles
truck and bus assembly wood products

Energy :

Electricity Production 5 275 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 3 231 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 772 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 60 100 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 25 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 115 700 bbl/day
Oil Imports 80 960 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 100 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 1 300 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 1 300 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 28 320 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

8 985 000 000 $

Commodities :

bananas cocoa
coffee cotton
crude oil fish
palm oil pineapples
timber

Value :

6 504 000 000 $

Commodities :

capital equipment foodstuffs
fuels

Currency-name :

Communaute Financiere Africaine franc 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 356 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 10 449 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 9
Television broadcast stations 14
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ci
Internet Hosts 9 822
Internet Users 660 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 7
Pipelines - gas 180 km
Pipelines - oil 92 km
Pipelines - condensate 86 km
Roadways - total 80 000 km
Roadways - paved 6 500 km
Roadways - unpaved 73 500 km
Railways 660 km
Waterways 980 km

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