Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Geography
Official Name of Country: République de Côte d'Ivoire
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)

Absolute Location: 8 00 N, 5 00 W
Relative location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia
Political Geography
Type of government: republic:
Capital: Yamoussoukro

International Organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Cultural Geography
Official language: French
Infant mortality rate and average life expectancy: 55.45 years
Economic Geography
GNP (Gross National Product) and GDP (Gross Domestic Product
Percent of arable land used for agriculture: 10.23%
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
Currency (include exchange rate vs. TWD) :1XOF=0.0728635TWD
Major exports : $10.41 billion (2008 est.)
Imports: $7.155 billion (2008 est.)