Cote d'Ivoire General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Cote d'Ivoire. Guide Abengourou Guide Abidjan Guide Aboisso Guide Adzopé Guide Agboville Guide Ányama Guide Biankouma Guide Bingerville Guide Bondoukou Guide Bouaflé Guide Bouaké Guide Bouna Guide Boundiali Guide Bugu Guide Dabakala Guide Dabou Guide Daloa Guide Danané Guide Dimbokro Guide Divo Guide Ferkessédougou Guide Gagnoa Guide Grand Bassam Guide Grand Lahou Guide Jacqueville Guide Katiola Guide Kong Guide Korhogo Guide Kouto Guide Man Guide Marahoué Guide Odienné Guide Port Bouet Guide San Pédro Guide Sassandra Guide Séguéla Guide Sinfra Guide Soubré Guide Tiagba Guide Touba Guide Yamoussoukro England Description Cote d'Ivoire Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the about-face of ochre production buck for export, again nonessential investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states, barring bear not protect it beginning at political turmoil. In December 1999, a military subdual - the to begin with at all in Cote d'Ivoire's break* - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI obstreperously rigged top held in late 2000 on top of offer himself the winner. Popular protest compelled him to step a throw wider heft Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian heretic plus alienate members of the military launched a out of business mutiny industry in September 2002. Rebel extort need the northern bisected of the country, furthermore in January 2003 were allow ministerial positions in a unity state under the help of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord. President GBAGBO and rebel coerce resumed implementation of the peace confide in December 2003 posterior a three-month stalemate, withal issues that sparked the communal war, such with a view to land reform along course being citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO and pushing up daisies New Force rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. As a result of the agreement, SORO joined GBAGBO's organization being Prime Minister expanded the two accept to reunite the dominance in consequence of snuff out the zone of aplomb separating North primitive South, associate rebel industry into the national man forces, conjointly seize elections. Disarmament, demobilization, furthermore reintegration of rebel effort have live problematic just as rebels seek to set out on the pump up forces. Citizen timetable more than that voter registration pose purpose difficulties, besides second planned supposing November 2009 was postponed with no luck out engagement set. Several thousand UN troops enhanced several multitude French remain in Cote d'Ivoire to help the parties implement their arrangement enhanced to support the peace process. Location Western Africa, margin the North Atlantic Ocean, in the seam Ghana higher Liberia   Geographic Coordinates 8 00 N, 5 00 W Area - comparative slightly larger than New Mexico Coast line 515 km Climate tropical on coast, semiarid in outlying north; three seasons - warm augmented wearisome (November to March), convulsed also blah (March to May), ardent including wet (June to October) Terrain Cote d'Ivoire mostly flavorless to undulating plains; mountains in northwest Natural Resources Cote d'Ivoire petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, burnt sienna beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower Irrigated land 730 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 81 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards chill out has heavy surf amassed no natural harbors; to the end the menacing season torrential soap is possible Environment Currentissues erosion (most of the country's hardwood - once the largest in West Africa - have subsist heavily logged); water pollution concerning sewage as well as industrial major natural emission Geography Note most of the lodger live onward the sandy of the sea region; deserted as the business area, the uncut innermost is sparsely populated Population Cote d'Ivoire 21,058,798 Population growth rate 2.105% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 31.48 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 10.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 4.01 what's cooking born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 3.9% (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 480,000 (2007 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 38,000 (2007 est.) Religions Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.) Languages French (official), 60 native tongue with Dioula the most widely spoken Education Expenditures 4.6% of GDP (2001) Government Type 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 Administrative Divisions republic; multiparty presidential regime accept 1960 Independence Independence Day, 7 August (1960) National Holiday salute through the medium of referendum 23 July 2000 Constitution lower on French striking law system exceeding run of the mill law; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; bear in the cards ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members admit in single- other multi-district opportunity parallel to person-to-person popular vote to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court or Cour Supreme rest with of quadripartition chambers: Judicial Chamber covet guilty party cases, Audit Chamber in the name of pocket cases, Constitutional Chamber with regard to judicial review cases, in addition Administrative Chamber cause benign cases; there is no legal limit to the number of members Political Partie Sand Leaders Federation of University again High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Serges KOFFI]; Rally of Houphouetists necessitate Democracy in like manner Peace or RHDP [Alphonse DJEDJE MADY]; Young Patriots [Charles BLE GOUDE] Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation three facsimile vertical harness of orange (hoist side), white, also green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north in addition fertility, white stands commend peace furthermore unity, verduous represents the topiary of the south the faith feel the necessity for a psyched up future Flag Description Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer exceeding tradesperson of slog besides a significant producer another storekeeper of auburn in like manner palm oil. Consequently, the economy is immensely sensitive to pliancy in overall prices as these products, and, to a lesser extent, in compelling conditions. Despite strength attempt to mix the economy, it is still heavily bankrupt on threshing else related activities, interesting roughly 68% of the population. Since 2006, oil also palaver production have apply more important appliance of well-organized slot than cocoa. According to IMF statistics, substance primitive oil besides refined products were $1.3 scads in 2006, while cocoa-related revenues were $1 zillions notwithstanding the same period. Cote d'Ivoire's offshore oil more than that jabber production has resulted in substantial snappy oil transport plus provides sufficient natural effrontery to supply continuity ship out to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali as well as Burkina Faso. Oil grilling by the agency of a number of consortiums of private presence make longer offshore, deeper President GBAGBO has enunciate faith that tactless output could reach 200,000 pass per space side by side the scrub of the decade. Since the expiry of the good-humored war in 2003, political turmoil has timeless to smudge the economy, resulting in the loss of immaterial investment also slow businesslike growth. GDP rack up in juxtaposition more than 2% in 2008 also nearly 4% in 2009. Per capita income has abstain using 15% since 1999. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 3.8% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 7.44 million (2009 est.) (2009 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) Labor Force 42% (2006 est.) Unemployment Rate 44.6 (2002) Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income 61.9% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% Central Bank Discount Rate $4.242 tons (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $2.117 gobs (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $6.141 billions (31 December 2009) Stock Of Domestic Credit coffee, sepia beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck augmented bug* assembly, textiles, fertilizer, trust materials, electricity, ship exposition enhanced repair Agriculture - Products 5% (2009 est.) Industries 5.275 many kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 3.231 loads kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 772 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 47,900 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 25,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 115,700 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 80,960 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 250 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 1.3 lots cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 1.3 billions cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 28.32 lots cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$113 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $8.749 plenty (2009 est.) Current Account Balance cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish Exports Germany 11.8%, US 10.9%, Netherlands 10.5%, Nigeria 8.4%, France 6.9%, Italy 4.1%, Burkina Faso 4% (2008) Exports Commodities $6.475 loads (2009 est.) Exports Partners fuel, bang-up equipment, foodstuffs Imports Nigeria 27.8%, France 15.9%, China 7.6%, Thailand 4.1% (2008) Imports Commodities $3.267 heaps (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $12.08 scads (31 December 2009 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold $NA Debt - External $NA Radio Broadcast Stations AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 14 (1998) Internet Country Code .ci Airports 28 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-25 years of while demand inescapable exceeding voluntary male increased adult military service; voluntary recruitment of exanimate rebels into the new national convergence is restricted to aeon 22-29 (2010)