Figures, stats and information on Cote d'Ivoire
General information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Thanks to its close relationships with France Cote d'Ivoire is one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states even if it did not prevent the country from political instability.
In 1999, the country experienced its first ever military coup followed by another attempt 2002. However, the government still has to cope with rebel leaders that claim the northern regions.
Once again French and some West African troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to keep peace going on.
Geographical information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Geographical Position:
Western Africa, along the Atlantic Ocean, between Liberia and Ghana.
Map Ref Latitude & Longitude
8 degrees 00’ North, 5 degrees 00’ West
Total Land & Sea Area:
322,500 square kilometres
Sea Area:4,500 square kilometres
land area: 315,000 square kilometres
Land boundaries:
Total: 3,000 kilometres
Border countries: Burkina Faso 590 kilometres , Ghana 670 kilometres , Guinea 600 kilometres , Liberia 720 kilometres , Mali 530 kilometres
Coastal Length:
520 kilometres
Climatological Conditions:
Tropical in coastal areas, semiarid in the northern areas; three seasons: warm and dry from the months of November to the month of March, hot and dry from the month of March to the month of May and hot and wet from the months of June to the month of October.
Country terrain:
Mainly flat with plains; mountains in the northwestern areas.
Highest & Lowest Elevations:
Lowest elevation: Gulf of Guinea at mean sea level
highest point: Mont Northimba 1,750 meters
Natural resources:
Petroleum resources, natural gas, diamonds and manganese deposits, iron, cobalt, bauxite mining, copper mining, hydro electrical power
Land use:
arable land area: 9 percent
permanent crops: 14 percent
other: 77 percent (1998 estimate.)
Irrigated land area:
700 square kilometres (1998 estimate.)
Natural hazards:
No natural harbors; some floods.
Geographical information on Cote d’Ivoire:
People Cote d'Ivoire
Population:
16,962,500
Age structure:
Under 15: 45.4 percent
From 15 to 65: 52.4 percent
Over 65: 2.2 percent
Median age:
Total: 16.5 years
male: 17 years
female: 16 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
2 percent (2003 estimate.)
Birth rate:
40 births per thousand population (2003 estimate.)
Death rate:
18 deaths per thousand population (2003 estimate.)
Net migration rate:
-0.1 migrant per thousand population (2003 estimate.)
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 98 deaths per thousand live births
female: 81 deaths per thousand live births (2003 estimate.)
male: 115 deaths per thousand live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 42 years
male: 40 years
female: 45 years (2003 estimate.)
Total fertility rate:
5.5 children born/woman (2003 estimate.)
Nationality: Ivorian
Ethnicities:
Akan 42 percent, Voltaiques or Gur 17 percent, Northern Mandes 16 percent, Southern Mandes 10 percent, Krous 10 percent, other 3 percent.
Religions:
Christian 25 percent, Islam/Muslim faith 40 percent, indigenous 35 percent (2001)
Languages:
French (official), 60 native
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over that can read and write
total population: 51 percent
male: 58 percent
female: 44 percent (2003 estimate.)
Government information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Government type:
Republic;
Capital city:
Yamoussoukro;
Independence:
7 August 1960
National holiday:
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
Constitution:
3 November 1960;
Legal system:
based on French civil law system and customary law;
Suffrage:
All citizens eligible to vote from the age of 18 years
Executive branch:
Head of State: President
Head of government: Prime Minister
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
Legislative branch:
Unicameral National Assembly
Economy:
Economy information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Mainly based on coffee cocoa and palm oil the economy of Cote d'Ivoire is subject of international prices fluctiation and weather conditions and that is why the government tries to diversify it.
However the recent offshore oil and gas discoveries and the rescheduling of the debt by multilateral lenders and France and the 5 percent annually growth between 1996-99 are good prospects despite the difficulty of meeting the conditions of international donors, the low prices of the products exported and a tough civil war.
GDP - Gross Domestic Product:
- $USD24 billion (2002 estimate.)
GDP - Gross Domestic Product - growth rate:
-1.5 percent (2002 estimate.)
GDP - Gross Domestic Product - per capita:
- $USD1,500 (2002 estimate.)
GDP - Gross Domestic Product - composition by sector:
agriculture: 30 percent
industry: 20 percent
services: 50 percent (2001 estimate.)
Population below poverty line:
38 percent (1995)
Inflation rate:
3 percent (2002 estimate.)
Labor force:
70 percent agricultural (2000 estimate.)
rate of unemployment:
15 percent in urban areas (1998)
Budget information on Cote d'Ivoire:
incomes: $USD1.7 billion
spending: $USD2.5 billion, including capital spending of $USD400 million (2001 estimate.)
Industries:
food processing, beverages; wood products, oil refining, vehicles assembly, textile products, compost, building materials, electricity production.
Industrial production growth rate:
15 percent (1998 estimate.)
Agriculture - products:
Coffee plantations, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, cereals, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, cotton, rubber; timber and lumber.
Exports:
$USD4 billion (2002 estimate.)
Exports - commodities:
cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum resources, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
Exports - partners:
France 14.5 percent, Netherlands 13 percent, US 8 percent, Germany 5 percent, Mali 4 percent, Belgium 4 percent, Spain 4 percent (2002)
Imports:
$USD2.5 billion (2002 estimate.)
Imports - commodities:
fuel, capital equipment, food processing
Imports - partners:
France 23 percent, Nigeria 17 percent, China 8 percent, Italy 40 percent (2002)
Debt - external:
$USD10 billion (2002 estimate.)
Currency:
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF);
Currency code:
XOF
Communications in Cote d'Ivoire:
Telephones:
265,000 (2000)
Radio broadcast stations:
Amplitude Modulation 2, Frequency Modulation 9, SW 3 (1998)
Television stations:
15 (1999)
Internet country code:
.ci
Travel information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Railroad networks:
Total: 700 kilometres
Roading System:
Total: 50,000 kilometres
Pipelines:
condensate 100 kilometres ; gas 220 kilometres ; oil 100 kilometres
Airports:
36 (2002)
Military information on Cote d'Ivoire:
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard (
Military spending:
$USD140 million
Military spending: - percent of GDP - Gross Domestic Product:
1 percent
International Issues in Cote d'Ivoire:
Disputes - international:
Burkina Faso and Liberia are accused of supporting Ivorian rebels
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