(CÔTE D’IVOIRE)
(WIPO code: CI) (last revised April 2023)
(CÔTE D’IVOIRE)
(WIPO code: CI) (last revised April 2023)
322,462 sq. km.
29,344,847 (2023).
Yamoussoukro (official); (Abidjan is the main center).
French.
C.F.A. franc.
Coffee, cocoa, manioc, pineapples, yams, bananas, sugar cane, forestry.
Petroleum, diamond, nickel.
Cocoa, coffee, yams, pineapples, timber, petroleum.
Natural reserves.
(per capita): U.S.$ 2,420 (estimated 2021).
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.