| Local name: République de Côte-d'Ivoire |
| Surface : With 322 000 km²,
Côte d'Ivoire represents around 1% of the African continent. Limited in the south by an
Atlantic coast more than 500 km long on the Golf of Guinea, its neighbouring countries
from west to east are Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana. |
| Population : 14.015.000 inhabitants |
| Climate: There are three main
climatic regions, the coast, the forest and the savannah. The greatest rainfall (80 to 120
inches) and the small range of average temperature, 73°F-80°F (23°C to 26.6°C) occur
in the coastal region, which has a long dry season from December to April, followed by the
great rains in mid May to mid July. The short dry season is from mid-July to October and
the little rains in October and November. In the central forest region, rainfall is high
(53 to 100 inches), humidity continuous, and the season less clearly marked. The earlier,
shorter dry season (November to mid-March) is followed by a short wet season (mid-March to
mid-May), a short dry season from mid May to mid July and the great rains for mid July to
mid November. Temperatures reach their maximum in the northern savannah at between
90°F-94°F (32°C -24.4°C) minimum is around 14°C (57°F). There is a long wet season
from June to October, and the dry season extends six or seven months. |
| Visas: Visas are required by all except for nationals from
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad Congo, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, and USA. Passports must be valid for at least least
months after your proposed departure date. |
| Electricity: 220V, 50Hz. 2-pin round plugs are used |
| Capital : Yamoussoukro, political
capital (100 000 inhabitants) |
| System: Independence:
7 August 1960 (from France) ...Presidential Republic .....The
President, who holds executive power, is elected for a 5-year term and appoints the
Council of Ministers. The unicameral legislature, the Assemblee Nationale, has 175 members
and is directly elected for five years |
| Languages : French. In addition there are over 60 national
languages of which the most spoken is the Dioula, the language used by traders. |
| Religions : Traditional religions (65%), Muslim
(23%) |
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| Money : CFA franc (CFAF) |
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