Country (long form) Republic of Côte
d'Ivoire
Capital Yamoussoukro/Abidjan (aministrative)
Total Area 124,502.50 sq mi
322,460.00 sq km
Population 15,980,950 (July 2000 est.)
Languages French (official), Dioula, 60 native dialects
Religions Muslim 60%, Christian 22%, indigenous 18%
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF)
= 100 centimes
Industry foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil
refining, automobile assembly, textiles, fertilizer, construction
materials, electricity
Agriculture coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels,
corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber;
timber
Exports cocoa 37%, coffee, tropical woods, petroleum,
cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, cotton, fish
Natural Resources petroleum, diamonds, manganese,
iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, hydropower
Our Côte
d'Ivoire Safaris
Visa Required (U.S. only) Not required for stays of 90 days or less. 2001
(united states government sources. all information
was accurate at time of posting)
