(CÔTE D’IVOIRE)
(WIPO code: CI) (last revised April 2023)
Ivory Coast
General Information
Area
322,462 sq. km.
Population
29,344,847 (2023).
Capital
Yamoussoukro (official); (Abidjan is the main center).
Official language
French.
Currency
C.F.A. franc.
Main agricultural and natural products
Coffee, cocoa, manioc, pineapples, yams, bananas, sugar cane, forestry.
Main Mineral Products
Petroleum, diamond, nickel.
Main exports
Cocoa, coffee, yams, pineapples, timber, petroleum.
Tourist Industry
Natural reserves.
GNI
(per capita): U.S.$ 2,420 (estimated 2021).
General Remarks
A former French colony, part of French West Africa, Ivory Coast obtained its internal administrative autonomy and became a member of the French Community in 1958 and later obtained its full independence on August 7, 1960.
Manganese and diamonds are mined on a small scale. Mainly agricultural, electric power, lumbering and industrialization (preserved food, oil, soaps) are being promoted.
The officially named “Côte d’Ivoire” is a liberal republic.