 Cote d'Ivoire
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
8 00 N, 5 00 W |
| Area |
total: 322,460 sq km land: 318,000 sq km water: 4,460 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October) |
| Terrain |
mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest |
| Population |
18,013,409 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken |
| Imports |
fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs |
| Exports |
cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish |
| Hazards |
coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible |
| Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower |
| Geography |
most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated |
| Nationality |
noun: Ivoirian(s) adjective: Ivoirian |
| Capital |
name: Yamoussoukro geographic coordinates: 5 19 N, 4 02 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan |
| Internet Country Code |
.ci |
| Internet Users |
160,000 (2005) |
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