The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

       Area:

       total area:

       322,460 sq km

       land area:

       318,000 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly larger than New Mexico

       Land boundaries:

       total 3,110 km, Burkina 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia

       716 km, Mali 532 km

       Coastline:

       515 km

       Maritime claims:

       continental shelf:

       200-m depth

       exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       none

       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

       Natural resources:

       petroleum, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper

       Land use:

       arable land:

       9%

       permanent crops:

       4%

       meadows and pastures:

       9%

       forest and woodland:

       26%

       other:

       52%

       Irrigated land:

       620 sq km (1989 est.)

       Environment:

       current issues:

       deforestation; water pollution from sewage and industrial and

       agricultural effluents

       natural hazards:

       coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors

       international agreements:

       party to - Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone

       Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified -

       Biodiversity, Climate Change, Tropical Timber

      @Cote d'Ivoire, People

      Population:

       14,295,501 (July 1994 est.)

       Population growth rate:

       3.44% (1994 est.)

       Birth rate:

       46.52 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Death rate:

       15.01 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Net migration rate:

       2.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

       Infant mortality rate:

       95 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       total population:

       48.92 years

       male:

       46.75 years

       female:

       51.16 years (1994 est.)

       Total fertility rate:

       6.67 children born/woman (1994 est.)

       Nationality:

       noun:

       Ivorian(s)

       adjective:

       Ivorian

       Ethnic divisions:

       Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, Agni, foreign

       Africans (mostly Burkinabe and Malians, about 3 million), non-Africans

       130,000 to 330,000 (French 30,000 and Lebanese 100,000 to 300,000)

       Religions:

       indigenous 25%, Muslim 60%, Christian 12%

       Languages:

       French (official), 60 native dialects Dioula is the most widely spoken

       Literacy:

       age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

       total population:

       54%

       male:

       67%

       female:

       40%

       Labor force:

       5.718 million

       by occupation:

       over 85% of population engaged in agriculture, forestry, livestock

       raising; about 11% of labor force are wage earners, nearly half in

       agriculture and the remainder in government, industry, commerce, and

       professions

       note:

       54% of population of working age (1985)

      @Cote d'Ivoire, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

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