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The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Head of State : Alassane Ouattara
Population : 20.32 Million
Capital City : Yamoussoukro
Largest City : Abidjan,
Languages : French (official) and African languages (Dioula esp.)
Monetary Unit : CommunautéFinancièreAfricaine Franc (XOF)
Facts
GDP (USD) : 24,406,271,721.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD) : 478.40 million (2012)
GNI (USD) : 23,503,957,836.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD) : 12,734.36 million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD) : 11,545.14 million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth : 50.40 Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD) : 3,886.27 million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD) : 3,493.26 million (2013)
Location & Geography
Côte d’Ivoire is located on the coast of West Africa. It is bounded by Liberia and Guinea on the South-west, by Mali and Burkina Faso on the North, by Ghana on the East, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the South. Lying close to the Equator, Côte d’Ivoire is tropical both in surface features and climate. The Northern half of the country consists of high savannah. Most of the Western border is shaped by mountain ranges culminating in Mount Nimba. It has four natural regions; the coastal fringe, the equatorial forest zone, the cultivated forest, and the Northern savannah and four main rivers; Comoe, Bandaman, Sassandra and Cavally. The middle of the country has suffered deforestation in favour of coffee and cocoa plants. Côte d’Ivoire is a transitional zone between the moist equatorial climate and the dry tropical climate.
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Events
Forum | September 17 - 18, 2015 | Ivory Coast
Forum | September 17 - 18, 2015 | Ivory Coast
Training | September 15 - 17, 2015 | Ivory Coast
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