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republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960 capital: yamoussoukro; note - although yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983. abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the us. like other countries. maintains its embassy in abidjan administrative divisions: 19 regions; agneby. bafing. bas-sassandra. denguele. dix-huit montagnes. fromager. haut-sassandra. lacs. lagunes. marahoue. moyen-cavally. moyen-comoe. n'zi-comoe. savanes. sud-bandama. sud-comoe. vallee du bandama. worodougou. zanzan independence: 7 august 1960 (from france) national holiday: independence day. 7 august (1960) constitution: new constitution adopted 4 august 2000 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 suffrage: 18 years of age; universal executive branch: chief of state: president laurent gbagbo (since 26 october 2000); head of government: transitional prime minister charles konan banny (since 7 december 2005) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 26 october 2000 (next to be held by october 2006); prime minister appointed by the president election results: laurent gbagbo elected president; percent of vote - laurent gbagbo 59.4%. robert guei 32.7%. francis wodie 5.7%. other 2.2% legislative branch: unicameral national assembly or assemblee nationale (225 seats; members are elected in single- and multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: elections last held 10 december 2000 with by-elections on 14 january 2001 (next to be held by october 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - na%; seats by party - fpi 96. pdci-rda 94. rdr 5. pit 4. other 2. independents 22. vacant 2 note: a senate is scheduled to be created in the next full election in 2005 judicial branch: supreme court or cour supreme consists of four chambers: judicial chamber for criminal cases. audit chamber for financial cases. constitutional chamber for judicial review cases. and administrative chamber for civil cases; there is no legal limit to the number of members political parties and leaders: citizen's democratic union or udcy [eg theodore mel]; democratic party of cote d'ivoire-african democratic rally or pdci-rda [henri konan bedie]; ivorian popular front or fpi [laurent gbagbo]; ivorian worker's party or pit [francis wodie]; rally of the republicans or rdr [alassane ouattara]; union for democracy and peace or udpci [paul akoto yao]; over 20 smaller parties political pressure groups and leaders: na international organization participation: acct. acp. afdb. au. cemac. ecowas. entente. fao. fz. g-24. g-77. iaea. ibrd. icao. icct (signatory). icftu. icrm. ida. idb. ifad. ifc. ifrcs. ilo. imf. imo. interpol. ioc. iom. itu. miga. nam. oic. opcw. un. unctad. unesco. unhcr. unido. upu. wadb (regional). waemu. wcl. wco. wftu. who. wipo. wmo. wtoo. wto diplomatic representation in the us: chief of mission: ambassador daouda diabate chancery: 3421 massachusetts avenue nw. washington. dc 20007 telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300 fax: [1] (202) 462-9444 diplomatic representation from the us: chief of mission: ambassador aubrey hooks embassy: riviera golf 01. abidjan mailing address: b. p. 1866. abidjan 01 telephone: [225] 20 21 09 79 fax: [225] 20 22 32 59 flag description: 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 economy - overview: cote d'ivoire is among the world's largest producers and exporters of coffee. cocoa beans. and palm oil. consequently. the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and weather conditions. despite government attempts to diversify the economy. it is still heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities. engaging roughly 68% of the population. growth was negative in 2000-03 because of the difficulty of meeting the conditions of international donors. continued low prices of key exports. and severe civil war. in november 2004 the situation deteriorated when president gbagbo's troops attacked and killed nine french peacekeeping forces. and the un imposed an arms embargo. political turmoil damaged the economy in 2005. with fear among ivorians spreading. foreign investment shriveling. french businesses and expats fleeing. travel within the country falling. and criminal elements that traffic in weapons and diamonds gaining ground. the government will continue to survive financially off of the sale of cocoa. which represents 40% of gdp and 90% of foreign exchange earning. though the 2005 harvest has been largely unaffected by past fighting. the government will likely lose between 10% and 20% of its cocoa harvest to northern rebels who smuggle the cocoa they control to neighboring countries where cocoa prices are higher. the government remains hopeful that ongoing exploration of cote d'ivoire's offshore oil reserves will result in signifcant production that could boost daily crude output from roughly 33.000 barrels per day (b/d) to over 200.000 b/d by the end of the decade. gdp (purchasing power parity): $24.81 billion (2005 est.) gdp (official exchange rate): $16.17 billion (2005 est.) gdp - real growth rate: -1.5% (2005 est.) gdp - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1.400 (2005 est.) gdp - composition by sector: agriculture: 27.7% industry: 16.7% services: 55.6% (2005 est.) labor force: 6.95 million (68% agricultural) (2005 est.) unemployment rate: 13% in urban areas (1998) population below poverty line: 37% (1995) household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.1% highest 10%: 28.8% (1995) distribution of family income - gini index: 45.2 (1998) inflation rate (consumer prices): 2% (2005 est.) investment (gross fixed): 8.7% of gdp (2005 est.) budget: revenues: $2.434 billion expenditures: $2.83 billion. including capital expenditures of $420 million (2005 est.) public debt: 70.4% of gdp (2005 est.) agriculture - products: coffee. cocoa beans. bananas. palm kernels. corn. rice. manioc (tapioca). sweet potatoes. sugar. cotton. rubber; timber industries: foodstuffs. beverages; wood products. oil refining. truck and bus assembly. textiles. fertilizer. building materials. electricity. ship construction and repair industrial production growth rate: 15% (1998 est.) electricity - production: 5.127 billion kwh (2003) electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 61.9% hydro: 38.1% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001) electricity - consumption: 3.418 billion kwh (2003) electricity - exports: 1.35 billion kwh (2003) electricity - imports: 0 kwh (2003) oil - production: 32.900 bbl/day (2005 est.) oil - consumption: 20.000 bbl/day (2003 est.) oil - exports: na (2001) oil - imports: na (2001) oil - proved reserves: 220 million bbl (2005 est.) natural gas - production: 1.35 billion cu m (2001 est.) natural gas - consumption: 1.35 billion cu m (2001 est.) natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2001 est.) natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2001 est.) natural gas - proved reserves: 14.87 billion cu m (2005) current account balance: $-289 million (2005 est.) exports: $6.49 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) exports - partners: us 11.6%. netherlands 10.2%. france 9.5%. italy 5.5%. belgium 4.7%. germany 4.7% (2004) imports: $4.759 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) imports - partners: france 24.3%. nigeria 19.2%. uk 4% (2004) reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $1.95 billion (2005 est.) debt - external: $13.26 billion (2005 est.) economic aid - recipient: oda. $1 billion (1996 est.) currency (code): communaute financiere africaine franc (xof); note - responsible authority is the central bank of the west african states currency code: xof exchange rates: communaute financiere africaine francs (xof) per us dollar - 521.74 (2005). 528.29 (2004). 581.2 (2003). 696.99 (2002). 733.04 (2001) fiscal year: calendar year telephones - main lines in use: 328.000 (2003) telephones - mobile cellular: 1.236 million (2003) telephone system: general assessment: well developed by african standards but operating well below capacity domestic: open-wire lines and microwave radio relay; 90% digitalized international: country code - 225; satellite earth stations - 2 intelsat (1 atlantic ocean and 1 indian ocean); 2 submarine cables (june 1999) radio broadcast stations: am 2. fm 9. shortwave 3 (1998) radios: 2.26 million (1997) television broadcast stations: 14 (1999) televisions: 1.09 million (2000) internet country code: .ci internet hosts: 3.795 (2004) internet service providers (isps): 5 (2001) internet users: 90.000 (2002) airports: 37 (2004 est.) airports - with paved runways: total: 7 over 3.047 m: 1 2.438 to 3.047 m: 2 1.524 to 2.437 m: 4 (2005 est.) airports - with unpaved runways: total: 28 1.524 to 2.437 m: 8 914 to 1.523 m: 15 under 914 m: 5 (2005 est.) pipelines: condensate 107 km; gas 223 km; oil 104 km (2004) railways: total: 660 km narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gauge note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into burkina faso (2004) roadways: total: 50.400 km paved: 4.889 km unpaved: 45.511 km (1999) waterways: 980 km (navigable rivers. canals. and numerous coastal lagoons) (2003) ports and terminals: abidjan. aboisso. dabou. san-pedro military branches: army. navy. air force military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months (2004) manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 3.696.106 (2005 est.) manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 1.973.265 (2005 est.) manpower reaching military service age annually: males: 189.354 (2005 est.) military expenditures - dollar figure: $180.2 million (2004) military expenditures - percent of gdp: 1.2% (2004) disputes - international: rebel and ethnic fighting against the central government in 2002 has spilled into neighboring states. driven out foreign cocoa workers from nearby countries. and. in 2004. resulted in 6.000 peacekeepers deployed as part of un operation in cote d'ivoire (unoci) assisting 4.000 french troops already in-country; the ivorian government accuses burkina faso and liberia of supporting ivorian rebels refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees (country of origin): 71.711 (liberia) idps: 500.000 (2002 coup; most idps are in western regions) (2004) illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis. mostly for local consumption; transshipment point for southwest and southeast asian heroin to europe and occasionally to the us. and for latin american cocaine destined for europe and south africa; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering. the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center
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