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Cote d'Ivoire information
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location:
western africa. bordering the north atlantic ocean. between ghana and liberia
geographic coordinates:
8 00 n. 5 00 w
map references:
africa
area:
total: 322.460 sq km land: 318.000 sq km water: 4.460 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly larger than new mexico
land boundaries:
total: 3.110 km border countries: burkina faso 584 km. ghana 668 km. guinea 610 km. liberia 716 km. mali 532 km
coastline:
515 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm
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
elevation extremes:
lowest point: gulf of guinea 0 m highest point: mont nimba 1.752 m
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. diamonds. manganese. iron ore. cobalt. bauxite. copper. gold. nickel. tantalum. silica sand. clay. cocoa beans. coffee. palm oil. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 9.75% permanent crops: 13.84% other: 76.41% (2001)
irrigated land:
730 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
environment - current issues:
deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in west africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area. the forested interior is sparsely populated
population:
17.298.040 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to aids; this can result in lower life expectancy. higher infant mortality and death rates. lower population and growth rates. and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 41% (male 3.490.536/female 3.596.208) 15-64 years: 56.3% (male 4.920.726/female 4.820.326) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 231.514/female 238.730) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 19.05 years male: 19.36 years female: 18.76 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
2.06% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
35.51 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
14.94 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 90.83 deaths/1.000 live births male: 107.64 deaths/1.000 live births female: 73.52 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 48.62 years male: 46.05 years female: 51.27 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
4.58 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
7% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
570.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
47.000 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria. yellow fever. and others are high risks in some locations water contact: schistosomiasis (2004)
nationality:
noun: ivoirian(s) adjective: ivoirian
ethnic groups:
akan 42.1%. voltaiques or gur 17.6%. northern mandes 16.5%. krous 11%. southern mandes 10%. other 2.8% (includes 130.000 lebanese and 14.000 french) (1998)
religions:
christian 20-30%. muslim 35-40%. indigenous 25-40% (2001) note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are muslim (70%) and christian (20%)
languages:
french (official). 60 native dialects with dioula the most widely spoken
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 50.9% male: 57.9% female: 43.6% (2003 est.)
country name:
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
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