Cote d'Ivoire

Broadcast media

2 state-owned TV stations; no private terrestrial TV stations, but satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned radio stations; some private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)

Internet country code

.ci

Internet hosts

9,115 (2012) country comparison to the world: 137

Internet users

967,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 103

Telephone system

general assessment: well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed-lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% digitalized domestic: with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to roughly 80 per 100 persons international: country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2011)

Telephones - main lines in use

268,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 121

Telephones - mobile cellular

19.827 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 49

Agriculture - products

coffee, cocoa beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, cassava (manioc), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber

Budget

revenues: $5.137 billion expenditures: $5.985 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

-3.5% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Central bank discount rate

4.25% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 4.25% (31 December 2009 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate

4% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 164 4.3% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance

$-266.5 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 $-127.5 million (2011 est.)

Debt - external

$8.096 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 $12.01 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index

41.5 (2008) country comparison to the world: 53 36.7 (1995)

Economy - overview

Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly 68% of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products, and, to a lesser extent, in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country is also producing gold. Since the end of the civil war in 2003, political turmoil has continued to damage the economy, resulting in the loss of foreign investment and slow economic growth. In late 2011, Cote d'Ivoire's economy began to recover from a severe downturn of the first quarter of the year that was caused by widespread post-election fighting. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. Cote d'Ivoire's long-term challenges include political instability and degrading infrastructure.

Exchange rates

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 510.29 (2012 est.) 471.87 (2011 est.) 495.28 (2010 est.) 472.19 (2009) 447.81 (2008)

Exports

$12.53 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 86 $11.74 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities

cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish

Exports - partners

Netherlands 8.8%, US 8.1%, Nigeria 8%, Germany 7.5%, France 4.5%, Canada 4.2% (2012)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate)

$24.37 billion (2012 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$39.88 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 $36.34 billion (2011 est.) $38.14 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 76.8% government consumption: 8.9% investment in fixed capital: 12.1% investment in inventories: -0.5% exports of goods and services: 56.1% imports of goods and services: -53.4% (2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 27.2% industry: 21.2% services: 51.6% (2012 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP)

$1,700 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 197 $1,600 (2011 est.) $1,700 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - real growth rate

9.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 10 -4.7% (2011 est.) 2.4% (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 2.2% highest 10%: 31.8% (2008)

Imports

$8.973 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 $8.187 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities

fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs

Imports - partners

Nigeria 25%, France 11%, China 7.2% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate

10% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

Industries

foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

1.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 5.1% (2011 est.)

Labor force

7.746 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 62

Labor force - by occupation

agriculture: 68% industry and services: NA% (2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares

$6.288 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 77 $7.099 billion (31 December 2010) $6.141 billion (31 December 2009)

Population below poverty line

42% (2006 est.)

Public debt

47.8% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 71.2% of GDP (2011 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$3.928 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 102 $4.316 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of broad money

$11.01 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 103 $9.065 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home

$NA

Stock of domestic credit

$6.918 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 $5.671 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money

$6.552 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 90 $6.198 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

21.1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 158

Unemployment rate

NA%

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

6.68 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

Crude oil - exports

32,190 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 50

Crude oil - imports

49,780 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 56

Crude oil - production

38,560 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66

Crude oil - proved reserves

100 million bbl (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 70

Electricity - consumption

3.865 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Electricity - exports

471 million kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

Electricity - from fossil fuels

50.6% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

49.4% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 42

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 111

Electricity - from other renewable sources

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 184

Electricity - imports

0 kWh (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

Electricity - installed generating capacity

1.222 million kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

Electricity - production

5.721 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 116

Natural gas - consumption

1.5 billion cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 121

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 208

Natural gas - production

1.5 billion cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 61

Natural gas - proved reserves

28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 72

Refined petroleum products - consumption

24,630 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 124

Refined petroleum products - exports

38,300 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 64

Refined petroleum products - imports

4,810 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 154

Refined petroleum products - production

55,890 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Area

total: 322,463 sq km country comparison to the world: 69 land: 318,003 sq km water: 4,460 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly larger than New Mexico

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)

Coastline

515 km

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m highest point: Monts Nimba 1,752 m

Environment - current issues

deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)

total: 1.55 cu km/yr (41%/21%/38%) per capita: 83.07 cu m/yr (2008)

Geographic coordinates

8 00 N, 5 00 W

Geography - note

most of the inhabitants live along the sandy coastal region; apart from the capital area, the forested interior is sparsely populated

Irrigated land

727.5 sq km (2003)

Land boundaries

total: 3,110 km border countries: Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km

Land use

arable land: 8.99% permanent crops: 13.65% other: 77.36% (2011)

Location

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Map references

Africa

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm

Natural hazards

coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible

Natural resources

petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower

Terrain

mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

Total renewable water resources

81.14 cu km (2011)

Administrative divisions

12 districts and 2 autonomous districts*; Abidjan*, Bas-Sassandra, Comoe, Denguele, Goh-Djiboua, Lacs, Lagunes, Montagnes, Sassandra-Marahoue, Savanes, Vallee du Bandama, Woroba, Yamoussoukro*, Zanzan

Capital

name: Yamoussoukro geographic coordinates: 6 49 N, 5 16 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan

Constitution

previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2012 (2012)

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire conventional short form: Cote d'Ivoire local long form: Republique de Cote d'Ivoire local short form: Cote d'Ivoire note: pronounced coat-div-whar former: Ivory Coast

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Terrance MCCULLEY (designate); Charge d'Affaires Cheryl SIM embassy: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan mailing address: B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01 telephone: [225] 22 49 40 00 FAX: [225] 22 49 43 32

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011) chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300 FAX: [1] (202) 462-9444

Executive branch

chief of state: President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010) head of government: Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 October and 28 November 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA 54.1%, Laurent GBAGBO 45.9%; note - President OUATTARA was declared winner by the election commission and took the oath of office on 4 December, Prime Minister SORO resigned from the incumbent administration and was subsequently appointed to the same position by OUATTARA; former president GBAGBO refused to cede resulting in a 5-month stand-off, he was finally forced to stand down in April 2011

Flag description

three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France

Government type

republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960

Independence

7 August 1960 (from France)

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction under Article 12(3)of the Rome Statute

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates) note - recommendations for reform of the country's judicial system were announced in April 2012 judge selection and term of office: judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "Bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts

Legal system

civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court

Legislative branch

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (255 seats; members elected in single- and multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: elections last held on 11 December 2011 (next to be held in 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - RDR 42.1%, PDCI 28.6%, UDPCI 3.1%, RDP 1.7%, other 24.5% ; seats by party - RDR 127, PDCI 76, UDPCI 7, RDP 4, other 4, independents 39

National anthem

name: "L'Abidjanaise" (Song of Abidjan)

National holiday

Independence Day, 7 August (1960)

National symbol(s)

elephant

Political parties and leaders

Citizen's Democratic Union or UDCY [Theodore MEL EG] Democratic Liberty for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] Freedom and Democracy for the Republic or LIBRE [Mamadou KOULIBALY] Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Miaka OURETO] Ivorian Worker's Party or PIT [Francois KOUABLAN] Opposition Movement of the Future or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY] Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] over 144 smaller registered parties

Political pressure groups and leaders

Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Serges KOFFI] National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP [Alphonse DJEDJE MADY] Young Patriots [Charles BLE GOUDE]

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Background

Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. The war ended in 2003 with a cease fire that left the country divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month stand-off. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. Several thousand UN peacekeepers and several hundred French troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to support the transition process. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's infrastructure and military after the five months of post-electoral fighting and faces ongoing threats from GBAGBO supporters, many of whom have sought shelter in Ghana. GBAGBO is in The Hague awaiting trial for crimes against humanity.

Manpower available for military service

males age 16-49: 5,247,522 females age 16-49: 5,047,901 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service

males age 16-49: 3,360,087 females age 16-49: 3,196,033 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually

male: 247,011 female: 242,958 (2010 est.)

Military branches

Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire, FRCI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire) note: FRCI is the former Armed Forces of the New Forces (FAFN) (2013)

Military expenditures

1.5% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 103

Military service age and obligation

18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary male and female military service; conscription is not enforced; voluntary recruitment of former rebels into the new national army is restricted to ages 22-29 (2012)

Age structure

0-14 years: 38.9% (male 4,393,005/female 4,319,967) 15-24 years: 21% (male 2,372,125/female 2,336,657) 25-54 years: 32.5% (male 3,737,464/female 3,549,600) 55-64 years: 4.4% (male 490,420/female 489,471) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 347,211/female 364,915) (2013 est.)

Birth rate

29.83 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

Child labor - children ages 5-14

total number: 1,796,802 percentage: 35 % (2006 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

29.4% (2007) country comparison to the world: 16

Contraceptive prevalence rate

18.2% (2012)

Death rate

9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 80.2 % youth dependency ratio: 74.5 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.7 % potential support ratio: 17.5 (2013)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 91% of population rural: 68% of population total: 80% of population unimproved: urban: 9% of population rural: 32% of population total: 20% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditures

4.6% of GDP (2008) country comparison to the world: 90

Ethnic groups

Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.4% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 19

HIV/AIDS - deaths

36,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 12

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

450,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

Health expenditures

6.8% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 89

Hospital bed density

0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Infant mortality rate

total: 61.66 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 23 male: 68.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 55.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Languages

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

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 57.66 years country comparison to the world: 198 male: 56.57 years female: 58.78 years (2013 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 56.9% male: 65.6% female: 47.6% (2011 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013)

Major urban areas - population

ABIDJAN (seat of government) 4.288 million; YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) 966,000 (2011)

Maternal mortality rate

400 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 27

Median age

total: 20 years male: 20.1 years female: 19.9 years (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

19.8 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)

Nationality

noun: Ivoirian(s) adjective: Ivoirian

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 89

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

6.2% (2008) country comparison to the world: 149

Physicians density

0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Population

22,400,835 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Population growth rate

2% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 52

Religions

Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.) note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 36% of population rural: 11% of population total: 24% of population unimproved: urban: 64% of population rural: 89% of population total: 76% of population (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 6 years male: 8 years female: 5 years (2000)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.73 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 44

Urbanization

urban population: 51.3% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 3.56% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Disputes - international

disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana

Illicit drugs

illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center (2008)

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees (country of origin): 9,126 (Liberia) (2012) IDPs: 40,000 - 80,000 (post-election conflict in 2010-2011, as well as civil war from 2002-2004; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions) (2011) stateless persons: 700,000 (2012); note - many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship; disputes over citizenship and the associated rights of the large population descended from migrants from neighboring countries is an ongoing source of tension and contributed to the country's 2002 civil war; some observers believe the government's mass naturalizations of thousands of people over the last couple of years is intended to boost its electoral support base; the government in October 2013 acceded to international conventions on statelessness and in August 2013 reformed its nationality law, key steps to clarify the nationality of thousands of residents

Airports

27 (2013) country comparison to the world: 124

Airports - with paved runways

total: 7 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 20 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 3 (2013)

Heliports

1 (2013)

Pipelines

condensate 101 km; gas 256 km; oil 118 km; oil/gas/water 5 km; water 7 km (2013)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Abidjan, San-Pedro oil/gas terminal(s): Espoir Offshore Terminal

Railways

total: 660 km country comparison to the world: 104 narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-m gauge note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso (2008)

Roadways

total: 81,996 km country comparison to the world: 59 paved: 6,502 km unpaved: 75,494 km note: includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are impassable (2007)

Waterways

980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2011) country comparison to the world: 67