| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
| Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
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| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
7 August |
| Capital City |
Yamoussoukro |
| Other Major Cities |
Abidjan, Bouake, Daloa |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (8 00 N, 5 00 W) Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
4,460 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
3,458 km |
| Border Countries |
5 border countries: Burkina Faso (545 km); Ghana (720 km); Guinea (816 km); Liberia (778 km); Mali (599 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Côte d’Ivoire has a forest and Guinean climate south of the eighth parallel with two rainy seasons from May to mid-July and October to November. The climate is tropical along the coast, semi-arid in the far north and there are three seasons: warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October).Generally the climate is warm and humid and is, overall, transitional from equatorial to tropical. Temperatures and humidity generally follow the same pattern, with average temperatures between 25 °C and 30 °C and ranges from 10 °C to 40 °C. Temperatures are higher in the south but may exceed 30 °C even in the far north. Annual and daily ranges of both temperature and humidity are small along the coast but increase progressively toward the north. Average relative humidity is 85% in the south and 71% in the north. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Ivorian |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
28,873,030 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.5 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.29 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 615 National Currency Units (2022) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 70,018,715,017 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
2.39 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
1,974 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
34,734,783,069 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
Netherlands, United States, Vietnam, Switzerland, France |
| Merchandise Imports |
18,088,373,094 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, Nigeria, France, USA, India |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
9,993,718,625 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Mali, Malaysia, Burkina Faso, Türkiye, Indonesia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
4,850,829,363 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Nigeria, Türkiye, Morocco, Senegal, Mauritania |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Cocoa, beans; Yams; Paddy rice; Cashew nuts with shell; Plantains; Natural rubber; Game meat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
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| Country Code |
225 |
| Electricity |
220 V, C / E |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
111 |
| Ambulance |
180 |
| Fire |
185 |
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| Presidency |
https://www.presidence.ci |
| Prime Ministry |
http://www.gouv.ci |
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http://www.assnat.ci |
| Second Chamber |
http://www.senat.ci |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
http://www.agriculture.gouv.ci/ |
| Ministry of Economy and Finance |
http://www.finances.gouv.ci |
| Ministry of Environment, Urban Sanitation and Sustainable Development |
http://www.environnement.gouv.ci/ |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.ci |
| Ministry of Health and Public Sanitation |
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| Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research |
http://www.education-ci.org |
| Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies |
http://energie.gouv.ci |
| Ministry of Planning and Development |
http://www.plan.gouv.ci |
| Ministry of Tourism |
http://www.tourismeci.org |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.ins.ci |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.bceao.int/ |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.enseignement.gouv.ci |
