CÔTE D'IVOIRE / IVORY COAST
International Treaties
Berne Convention
OAPI
Paris Convention
PCT
WIPO
WTO
Problems
Civil War, 2011
Conflict
Human rights violations
Currency
West African Franc
Dialing Code
225
Internet Domain
.ci
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
Education
At the end of secondary education, students can sit the Baccalauréat examination. Uversities in Abidjan
Employment Majority
Mostly transit trade, agriculture
INDUSTRY & TRADE
Main Exports
Cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
Main Imports
Fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs
Main Industries
Foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials
CULTURE
Languages
French
Population
20 million (2009 estimate)
Religion
Mostly Islam and Christian
GEOGRAPHICS & CLIMATE
Capital
Yamoussoukro
Climate
Warm and humid,transitional from equatorial to tropical
Neighbouring Countries
Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana
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