Official Name: Cote d`lvoire

Currency:  Franc

 

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Hemisphere: Northern

Continent: Africa

Location: On S coast of W Africa

Area: 123,863 sq mi, 320,803 sq km

Form of Government: Transitional regime with one legislative house (National assembly 223)

Population: (2007) 19,262,000

Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 155.5, persons per sq km 60.0

Principal Language(s): French (official) 60 native dialects

Religions: Muslim 35%-40%, indigenous 25%-40%, Christian 20%-30%

Capital: Abidjan

Capital Population: 3,576,000

Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 26.4 degrees Celsius, 79.5 degrees Fahrenheit
                                                
Major Cities: Bouake 573,700, Daloa 215,100, Yamoussoukro 185,600, korhogo 115,000

Topography: Forests cover the W half of the country, and range from coastal strip to halfway to the N on the E. A sparse inland plain leads to low mountains in NW

Economy: G.D.P. $ 32.86 billion

G.D.P. per Capita: $ 1,800

Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2005): 36.2 (world avg. 20.3). Death rate per 1,000 population (2005); 16.0 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2005) 4.76. Life expectancy at birth (2005) male 46.7 years; female 48.6 years
 

Government Website: www.gouv.ci

Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac   2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate website.