Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/60.data

Text File | 1995-03-27 | 10.8 KB | 391 lines

@node Header (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Header (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Affiliation:
  (also known as Ivory Coast)



@end display

@node Geography (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Geography (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Location:
  Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Liberia
Map references:
  Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
 total area:
  322,460 km2
 land area:
  318,000 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than New Mexico
Land boundaries:
  total 3,110 km, Burkina 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km,
  Mali 532 km
Coastline:
  515 km
Maritime claims:
 continental shelf:
  200 m depth
 exclusive economic zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry
  (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to
  October)
Terrain:
  mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
Natural resources:
  petroleum, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper
Land use:
 arable land:
  9%
 permanent crops:
  4%
 meadows and pastures:
  9%
 forest and woodland:
  26%
 other:
  52%
Irrigated land:
  620 km2 (1989 est.)
Environment:
  coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; severe deforestation



@end display

@node People (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section People (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Population:   13,808,447 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  3.5% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  46.88 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  15.07 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  97 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  48.97 years
 male:
  46.98 years
 female:
  51.03 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  6.73 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Ivorian(s)
 adjective:
  Ivorian
Ethnic divisions:
  Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, Agni, foreign Africans
  (mostly Burkinabe about 2 million), non-Africans 130,000 to 330,000 (French
  30,000 and Lebanese 100,000 to 300,000)
Religions:
  indigenous 63%, Muslim 25%, Christian 12%
Languages:
  French (official), 60 native dialects Dioula is the most widely spoken
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
 total population:
  54%
 male:
  67%
 female:
  40%
Labor force:
  5.718 million
 by occupation:
  over 85% of population engaged in agriculture, forestry, livestock raising;
  about 11% of labor force are wage earners, nearly half in agriculture and
  the remainder in government, industry, commerce, and professions
 note:
  54% of population of working age (1985)



@end display

@node Government (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Government (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Names:
 conventional long form:   Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
 conventional short form:
  Cote d'Ivoire
 local long form:
  Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
 local short form:
  Cote d'Ivoire
 former:
  Ivory Coast
Digraph:
  IV
Type:
  republic multiparty presidential regime established 1960
Capital:
  Yamoussoukro
 note:
  although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Adibjan remains the
  administrative center; foreign governments, including the United States,
  maintain presence in Abidjan
Administrative divisions:
  49 departments (departements, singular - (departement); Abengourou, Abidjan,
  Aboisso, Adzope, Agboville, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou,
  Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Daloa, Danane,
  Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Lahou,
  Guiglo, Issia, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota, Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne,
  Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro, Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda,
  Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
Independence:
  7 August 1960 (from France)
Constitution:
  3 November 1960
Legal system:
  based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review in the
  Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ
  jurisdiction
National holiday:
  National Day, 7 December
Political parties and leaders:
  Democratic Party of the Cote d'Ivoire (PDCI), Dr. Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY;
  Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), Laurent GBAGBO; Ivorian Worker's Party (PIT),
  Francis WODIE; Ivorian Socialist Party (PSI), Morifere BAMBA; over 20
  smaller parties
Suffrage:
  21 years of age; universal
Elections:
 President:
  last held 28 October 1990 (next to be held October 1995); results -
  President Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY received 81% of the vote in his first
  contested election; he is currently serving his seventh consecutive
  five-year term
 National Assembly:
  last held 25 November 1990 (next to be held November 1995); results -
  percent of vote by party NA; seats - (175 total) PDCI 163, FPI 9, PIT 1,
  independents 2
Executive branch:
  president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)



@end display

@node Government (Cote d'Ivoire 2. usage)
@section Government (Cote d'Ivoire 2. usage)

@display

Legislative branch:
  unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  President Dr. Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY (since 27 November 1960)
 Head of Government:
  Prime Minister Alassane OUATTARA (since 7 November 1990)
Member of:
  ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, GATT,
  IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
  IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL,
  WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in US:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Charles GOMIS
 chancery:
  2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
 telephone:
  [phone]
US diplomatic representation:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Hume A. HORAN
 embassy:
  5 Rue Jesse Owens, Abidjan
 mailing address:
  01 B. P. 1712, Abidjan
 telephone:
  [225] 21-09-79 or 21-46-72
 FAX:
  [225] 22-32-59
Flag:
  three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; similar
  to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green
  (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is
  green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France



@end display

@node Economy (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Economy (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Overview:
  Cote d'Ivoire is among the world's largest producers and exporters of
  coffee, cocoa beans, and palm-kernel oil. Consequently, the economy is
  highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for coffee and
  cocoa and to weather conditions. Despite attempts by the government to
  diversify, the economy is still largely dependent on agriculture and related
  industries. The agricultural sector accounts for over one-third of GDP and
  about 80% of export earnings and employs about 85% of the labor force. A
  collapse of world cocoa and coffee prices in 1986 threw the economy into a
  recession, from which the country had not recovered by 1990. Continuing low
  prices for commodity exports, an overvalued exchange rate, a bloated
  public-sector wage bill, and a large foreign debt hindered economic recovery
  in 1991. The government, which has sponsored various economic reform
  programs, especially in agriculture, projected an increase of 1.6% in GNP in
  1992.
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $10 billion (1991)
National product real growth rate:
  -0.6% (1991)
National product per capita:
  $800 (1991)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  1% (1991 est.)
Unemployment rate:
  14% (1985)
Budget:
  revenues $2.3 billion; expenditures $3.6 billion, including capital
  expenditures of $274 million (1990 est.)
Exports:
  $2.8 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
 commodities:
  cocoa 30%, coffee 20%, tropical woods 11%, petroleum, cotton, bananas,
  pineapples, palm oil, cotton
 partners:
  France, FRG, Netherlands, US, Belgium, Spain (1985)
Imports:
  $1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
 commodities:
  food, capital goods, consumer goods, fuel
 partners:
  France 29%, other EC 29%, Nigeria 16%, US 4%, Japan 3% (1989)
External debt:
  $15 billion (1990 est.)
Industrial production:
  growth rate 6% (1990); accounts for 11% of GDP
Electricity:
  1,210,000 kW capacity; 1,970 million kWh produced, 150 kWh per capita (1991)
Industries:
  foodstuffs, wood processing, oil refinery, automobile assembly, textiles,
  fertilizer, beverage
Agriculture:
  most important sector, contributing one-third to GDP and 80% to exports;
  cash crops include coffee, cocoa beans, timber, bananas, palm kernels,
  rubber; food crops - corn, rice, manioc, sweet potatoes; not self-sufficient
  in bread grain and dairy products
Illicit drugs:
  illicit producer of cannabis; mostly for local consumption; some
  international drug trade; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin to
  Europe



@end display

@node Economy (Cote d'Ivoire 2. usage)
@section Economy (Cote d'Ivoire 2. usage)

@display

Economic aid:   US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $356 million; Western (non-US)
  countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $5.2 billion
Currency:
  1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
Exchange rates:
  Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 274.06 (January
  1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990), 319.01 (1989), 297.85
  (1988)
Fiscal year:
  calendar year



@end display

@node Communications (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Communications (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Railroads:
  660 km (Burkina border to Abidjan, 1.00-meter gauge, single track, except 25
  km Abidjan-Anyama section is double track)
Highways:
  46,600 km total; 3,600 km paved; 32,000 km gravel, crushed stone, laterite,
  and improved earth; 11,000 km unimproved
Inland waterways:
  980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons
Ports:
  Abidjan, San-Pedro
Merchant marine:
  7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 71,945 GRT/ 90,684 DWT; includes 1 oil
  tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 3 container, 2 roll-on/roll-off
Airports:
 total:
  42
 usable:
  37
 with permanent-surface runways:
  7
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  3
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  15
Telecommunications:
  well-developed by African standards but operating well below capacity;
  consists of open-wire lines and radio relay microwave links; 87,700
  telephones; broadcast stations - 3 AM, 17 FM, 13 TV, 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1
  Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station; 2 coaxial submarine cables



@end display

@node Defense Forces (Cote d'Ivoire)
@section Defense Forces (Cote d'Ivoire)

@display

Branches:
  Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, Military
  Fire Group
Manpower availability:
  males age 15-49 3,131,016; fit for military service 1,624,401; reach
  military age (18) annually 145,827 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
  exchange rate conversion - $200 million, 2.3% of GDP (1988)



@end display