STATISTICS: COTE D'IVOIRE

Cte d'Ivoire Official name: Rpublique de Cte d'Ivoire (Republic of Cte d'Ivoire [Ivory Coast]{1}). Form of government: multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly ). Chief of state: President. Head of government: Prime Minister. Capital: Abidjan (de facto; legislative). Capital designate: Yamoussoukro (de jure; administrative). Official language: French. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 560.38; 1 = CFAF 954.05. Demography Population (1998): 15,446,000. Density (1998): persons per sq mi 124.1, persons per sq km 47.9. Urban-rural (1995): urban 43.6%; rural 56.4%. Sex distribution (1993): male 50.77%; female 49.23%. Age breakdown (1993): under 15, 48.8%; 15-29, 24.7%; 30-44, 14.1%; 45-59, 8.1%; 60-64, 1.7%; 65 and over, 2.6%. Population projection: (2000) 16,190,000; (2010) 20,565,000. Ethnolinguistic composition (1988){2}: Akan 41.8%; Voltaic 16.3%; Malinke 15.9%; Kru 14.6%; Southern Mande 10.7%; other 0.7%. Religious affiliation (1988): Muslim 38.7%; Catholic 20.8%; animist 17.0%; atheist 13.4%; Protestant 5.3%, excluding Harrism (1.4%); other 3.4%. Major cities (1988): Abidjan (1990) 2,168,000; Bouak 329,850; Daloa 121,842. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1990-95): 49.9 (world avg. 25.0). Death rate per 1,000 population (1990-95): 15.1 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1990-95): 34.8 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1990-95): 7.4. Life expectancy at birth (1990-95): male 49.7 years; female 52.4 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population: n.a.; however, AIDS was a major cause of both morbidity and mortality among adults in the mid-1990s. National economy Budget (1996). Revenue: CFAF 1,272,400,000 (current revenues 81.8%, principally (1995) import taxes and duties 22.8%, taxes on income, goods, and services 18.3%, export taxes 16.1%). Expenditures: CFAF 1,062,900,000,000 (wages and salaries 36.7%, debt service 30.1%; other 28.6%). Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): yams 2,824,000{3}, cassava 1,564,000{3}, plantains 1,300,000{3}, sugarcane 1,236,000{3}, paddy rice 1,223,000{3}, cacao beans 1,254,480, corn (maize) 552,000, palm oil 265,693, bananas 258,026, cotton seed 217,216; coconuts 213,000, coffee 195,981, rubber 79,299; livestock (number of live animals) 1,314,000 sheep, 1,277,000 cattle, 1,027,000 goats; roundwood (1995) 14,290,000 cu m; fish catch (1995) 70,526. Mining and quarrying (1994): gold 1,500 kg; diamonds 15,000 carats. Manufacturing (value added in CFAF '000,000,000; 1993): meat products 717, chemicals 357, cocoa and chocolate 275, leather products 275, fabricated metal products 191, photographic and optical goods 129. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1995) 2,915,000,000 (2,140,000,000); crude petroleum (barrels; 1994) 2,441,000 (24,623,000); petroleum products (metric tons; 1994) 2,320,000 (2,306,000). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1988) 5.4; average annual income per household: n.a.; sources of income: n.a.; expenditure (1992-93){4}: food 48.0%, transportation 12.2%, clothing 10.1%, energy and water 8.5%, housing 7.8%, household equipment 3.4%. Gross national product (1996): U.S.$9,434,000,000 (U.S.$660 per capita). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1996): U.S.$11,367,000,000. Population economically active (1994): total 5,648,000; activity rate of total population 41.1% (participation rates: over ages 10, 64.3%; female 33.8%). Tourism (1995): receipts U.S.$72,000,000; expenditures U.S.$159,000,000. Foreign trade Imports (1995): CFAF 1,379,200,000,000 (food and food products 18.9%, crude and refined petroleum 17.0%, transport equipment 9.0%, plastics 4.7%, paper and paper products 4.7%, pharmaceuticals 4.5%, electrical equipment 4.1%). Major import sources: France 32.0%; Nigeria 19.6%; U.S. 5.9%; Ghana 4.0%; Germany 3.9%; Italy 3.8%. Exports (1995): CFAF 1,931,800,000,000 (cocoa beans and products 33.5%, coffee and coffee products 11.0%, wood and wood products 9.3%, petroleum products 9.2%, fish products 6.5%, cotton and cotton cloth 4.4%). Major export destinations: France 18.1%; The Netherlands 8.3%; Germany 7.8%; Italy 7.6%; Mali 5.9%; Burkina Faso 5.0%. Transport Transport. Railroads (1995): route length 639 km; passenger-km 129,000,000; metric ton-km cargo 58,000,000. Roads (1995): total length 50,160 km (paved 9.6%). Vehicles (1995): passenger cars 271,000; trucks and buses 150,000. Air transport (1996){5}: passenger-km 224,736,000; metric ton-km cargo 16,420,000; airports (1997) 5. Education and health Educational attainment (1988). Percentage of population age 6 and over having: no formal schooling 60.0%; Koranic school 3.6%; primary education 24.8%; secondary 10.7%; higher 0.9%. Literacy (1995): percentage of population age 15 and over literate 40.1%; males 49.9%; females 30.0%. Health: physicians (1990) 1,020 (1 per 11,745 persons); hospital beds (1993) 7,928 (1 per 1,698 persons); infant mortality rate (1990-95) 92.0. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,517 (vegetable products 96%, animal products 4%); 109% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. Military Total active duty personnel (1997): 8,400 (army 81.0%, navy 10.7%, air force 8.3%). Military expenditure as percentage of GNP (1995): 1.1% (world avg. 2.8%); per capita expenditure U.S.$7. {1} Since 1986, Cte d'Ivoire has requested that the French form of the country's name be used as the official protocol version in all languages. {2} "Ivoirian" nationals only, representing about 65% of the de facto population. {3} 1996. {4} Weights of consumer price index components for a worker's family living in the capital city. {5} Represents 1/11 share of traffic of Air Afrique, which is operated by 11 West African states.