COTE D'IVOIRE COTE D'IVOIRE REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS IVORY COAST DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 7 1960 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NOVEMBER 3 1960 POPULATION 15818068 1999 EST AREA 124504 SQ MI CAPITAL YAMOUSSOUKRO OFFICIAL ABIDJAN DE FACTO FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES FOOD PROCESSING TEXTILES AGRICULTURE COFFEE COCOA CORN RICE NATURAL RESOURCES TIMBER PETROLEUM CURRENCY CFA FRANC GDP 24.2 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1680 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL DIOULA RELIGIONS MUSLIM INDIGENOUS BELIEFS CHRISTIAN LITERACY RATE 49 LIFE EXPECTANCY 44 YEARS MALE 48 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 42 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 16 PER 1000 POPULATION
