RÉPUBLIQUE DE LA CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire)
Côte d'Ivoire, today |
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| Official Name : | RÉPUBLIQUE DE LA CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire) |
| Land Area: | 322,463 square kilometres / 124,470 square miles. |
| Population: | 16,804,800 (est July 2002). Density 50 persons per square km. |
| Languages: | French (official), Baoulé, Agni, Mandé, Malinké, Senoufo, others. |
| Religions: | Traditional 65%, Muslim 25%, Christian 10%. |
| Capital: | Yamoussoukro. Population 150,000 |
| Currency: | CFA franc, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Political: | Strongman Gbagbo is holding from Man/Bouaké south, aided by 4000 French troops. The north is held by 'New Forces'. 10 months of civil war ended with a ceasefire on July 4 2003. Most troops remain, and the north still remains (Jan '05) in control of the New Forces. World bank and IMF opportunism has given Côte d'Ivoire, once the 'Jewel of Africa', a massive foreign debt. Unemployment, health and civil unrest are some of the major issues. |
| Geography: | A narrow coastal strip characterised by lagoons in the east, backed by a (now depleted) equatorial and cultivated forest. Beyond this, the interior rises in the west and northwest to 400 metres on the open savannah plateau, reaching 1752 metres at Mt Nimba in the west. The last major stand of equatorial forest in Côte d'Ivoire is found in the Tai National Park. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in Africa |
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Climate
in Abidjan - elevation 20m / 65ft | |
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