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Official name: Cote D Ivoire
Capital City: Yamoussoukro
Current Local Time:
Country website: http://www.dhl.ci
International Dialing Code: 225
Population: 14,762,445 (July 199
Currency: 1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Spoken Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects
Holidays: Jan 1, Feb 15, Apr 25, May 1, 2, Jun 2, 13, Aug 7, 8, 15, 27, 31, Nov 1, 7, 15, Dec 25
Major Exports: Commodities: cocoa 55%, coffee 12%, tropical woods 11%, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, cotton, fish
Partners: France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Burkina Faso, US, UK
Major Imports: Commodities: food, capital goods, consumer goods, fuel
Partners: France, Nigeria, Japan, Netherlands, US, Italy
Total Export: $2.9 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
Total Import: $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
Gross Domestic Product: $21.9 billion (1995 est.)
Per Capita Income: $1,500 (1995 est.)
Literacy Rate: 40.1%
Population Growth Rate: 2.92% (1996 est.)