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CAPITAL : POPULATION : 15.5 million inhabitants (1999)
LANGUAGES - ETHNICAL GROUPS - RELIGIONS :
HEALTH - EDUCATION : POLITICAL DATA : President of the
Republic : Laurent GBAGBO
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : The Republic of Ivory Coast is a member of several regional and international organizations, among which : ZONE FRANC, ASECNA, MAISON DE L'AFRIQUE, OHADA, ONU, BRVM, UEMOA, OUA… FINANCIAL BACKERS : BAD, BOAD, BCEAO, WORLD BANK, AFD…
ECONOMY AND FINANCE : CURRENCY : Franc CFA (1 € = 655.96 FCFA)
Ivory Coast's LIVE-STOCK comprises 1 180 000 beef, 2 120 000 sheep and goats, 382 000 hogs, while poultry-farming numbers 25 000 000 heads. FISHING is an exception in Ivory Coast's economy. It satisfies local demand only partially and requires imports. In terms of its FORESTRY RESSOURCES, Ivory Coast numbered 38.5 million acres of forests at the beginning of the century. There are only 7.16 million remaining today, of which 3.95 million are forest zones, and 3.21 million savanna zones. The MINERAL production comprises gold, diamonds,
nickel, iron and ornament stones. The ENERGY production comprises oil (622 000 tons/year), gas (estimated reserves of 17 000 billion gallons), electricity (2 800 million GWh).
FOOD PROCESSING represents about 25% of the secondary sector's GDP. The activities related to raw materials transformation, namely coffee/cocoa but also wheat, fruits and oil-produce, have progressed. THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, 3rd national manufacturing sector, dates back to 1511 and went through rapid developement during the sixties. THE RUBBER INDUSTRY rests on 172 900 acres of rubber-gum land. In addition, Ivory
Coast has industries in the following areas : plastic, packaging, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, tobacco, timber, public works and construction materials.
The main HARBOURS are ABIDJAN (1st West African harbour) and SAN PEDRO. With 4 996 miles of ROADS and trails, 3 287 miles of which are bitumized, enabled during all seasons, the country enjoys the best road network in Western Africa. The RAILROAD is 718 miles long, with 396 miles in Ivory Coast and 322 miles in Burkina Faso. In 1998 THE BANKING SECTOR is dominated by 4 large banks : SGBCI - BICICI - SIB - BIAO-CI. PRIVATIZATIONS - TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INSURANCE - COMMERCE - TOURISM - HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION - ADDRESS BOOK…
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PRESENTATION
Abidjan 1 519 000 inhabitants
Ivory Coast's AGRICULTURE
is based on export goods such as coffee, cocoa, cotton, banana and pineapple.
There are some diversification channels (sugar, oil palm trees, hévéa,
cotton, cajou nuts, karité nuts, mangoes, oranges, green beans)
but these occupy only a very limited part of the international market.
The coffee - cocoa channels employ some 700 000 growers and support some
4 to 5 million people.
