Cote d'Ivoire
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, Apr 5, May 1, 13, 24, Jun 1, Jul 15, Aug 7, 15, Sep 10, 17, Nov 1, 2, 15, 16, Dec 18, 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.) |
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