Côte d’Ivoire experienced its first jihadist terrorattack in 2016. On March 13, militants from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib opened fire at a

beachside resort area in Grand-Bassam. The attack left 19people dead, including three members of the Ivoirian spe-cial forces, and more than 30 people wounded. In addi-tion, three of the attackers were killed by Ivoirian specialforces. Other militants suspected of having taken part inor having planned the attackwere arrested later. TwoIvoirian soldiers were alsoarrested for allegedly not hav-ing reported a terrorist sus-pect to the police; they wereeach convicted and sentencedto 10 years in prison.

DemographyPopulation (2016): 23,923,000.Density (2016): persons per sq mi192.1, persons per sq km 74.2.

Sex distribution (2015): male 50.58%;female 49.42%.

Population projection: (2020)26,302,000; (2030) 33,068,000.

Major cities (2014): Abidjan4,395,243; Bouaké 542,082;Daloa 266,324; Korhogo245,239; Yamoussoukro207,412.

Urban-rural (2014):

Vital statisticsBirth rate per 1,000 population(2015): 28.7 (world avg. 19.5).

Death rate per 1,000 population(2015): 9.6 (world avg. 8.1).

Natural increase rate per 1,000 popu-lation (2015): 19.1 (world avg. 11.4).

Life expectancy at birth (2015): male57.2 years; female 59.5 years.

Adult population (ages 15–49) livingwith HIV (2014): 3.5% (world avg.0.8%).

Age breakdown (2015):

Ethnolinguistic composition (2011–12): Religious affiliation (2011–12):

Côte d’Ivoire

Official name: République de Côte d’Ivoire(Republic of Côte d’Ivoire [Ivory Coast]).

Form of government: republic with one legisla-tive house (National Assembly [255]).

Head of state: President Alassane Ouattara.Head of government: Prime Minister DanielKablan Duncan.

Capital: Yamoussoukro.De facto capital: Abidjan.Official language: French.Official religion: none.Monetary unit: CFA franc (CFAF); valuation(Sept. 1, 2016) 1 U.S.$ = CFAF 586.04; 1 £ = CFAF 779.44.

Area and populationarea population area population

2014 2014Districts sq km census Districts sq km census

Bas-Sassandra 28,350 2,280,548Comoé 14,150 1,203,052Denguélé 20,900 289,779Gôh-Djiboua 15,700 1,605,286Lacs 26,100 1,258,604Lagunes 20,450 1,478,047Montagnes 30,825 2,371,920Sassandra-Marahoué 23,950 2,293,304Savanes 40,200 1,607,497

Vallée du Bandama 28,300 1,440,826Woroba 31,100 845,139Zanzan 38,200 934,352

Autonomous districtsAbidjan 2,150 4,707,404Yamoussoukro 2,075 355,573TOTAL 322,4621 22,671,331

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National economyBudget (2014). Revenue: CFAF 3,488,000,000,000 (tax revenue 77.0%,nontax revenue 12.2%, grants 10.8%). Expenditures:CFAF 3,868,000,000,000 (current expenditure 69.1%,capital expenditure 30.9%).

Public debt (external, outstanding; 2014): U.S.$8,737,-053,000.

Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture,forestry, fishing (2013): yams 5,731,719, cassava2,436,495, sugarcane 1,968,917, rice 1,934,154, oilpalm fruit 1,743,775, plantains 1,624,354, cocoa beans1,448,992, corn (maize) 661,285, cashew nuts 450,000,seed cotton 405,223, bananas 320,000, natural rubber289,563, coconuts 195,000, okra 139,094, green coffee103,743, kola nuts 82,000, shea nuts 34,000; livestock(number of live animals) 1,725,207 sheep, 1,585,585 cattle, 1,378,941goats, 58,380,000 chickens; roundwood 10,552,877 cu m, of which fuel-wood 86%; fisheries production (2012) 79,331 (from aquaculture 5%).Mining and quarrying (2013): manganese 220,300; silver 500; gold12,862 kg4; diamonds (2008) 300,000 carats5. Manufacturing (valueadded in CFAF ’000,000,000; 1997): food and food products 156.6, ofwhich cocoa and chocolate 72.4, vegetable oils 62.7; chemicals andchemical products 60.2; wood products 55.9; refined petroleum prod-ucts 46.0; textiles 37.9. Energy production (consumption): electricity(kW-hr; 2012) 7,016,000,000 (4,708,000,000), by source (2013): fossilfuels 74.3%; renewable energy 25.7%, of which hydroelectric 24.3%,biomass and waste 1.4%; coal, none (none); crude petroleum (barrels;2013) 13,500,000 ([2011] 17,300,000); petroleum products (metric tons;2012) 3,225,000 ([2011] 940,000); natural gas (cu m; 2012)1,780,000,000 ([2011] 1,559,000,000).

Population economically active (2015): total 8,296,000; participationrates: ages 15–64, male, n.a.; female (2008) 36.7%; unemployed (2008)15.7%, of which youth (ages 15–24), n.a.

Average household size (2004): 8.0.Gross national income (GNI; 2015): U.S.$32,053,000,000 (U.S.$1,410per capita); purchasing power parity GNI (U.S.$3,240 per capita).

Land use as % of total land area (2011): in temporary crops or left fal-low 9.1%, in permanent crops 14.2%, in pasture 41.5%, forest area32.7%.

Foreign trade3

Imports (2012): U.S.$9,769,700,000 (crude petroleum28.2%; food and food products 19.1%, of whichrice 7.0%, fish 3.4%; machinery and apparatus12.2%; transportation equipment 10.1%; chemicalsand chemical products 8.6%). Major import sources:

Exports (2012): U.S.$10,861,000,000 (cocoa [allforms] 31.1%; refined petroleum products 16.3%;crude petroleum 11.6%; natural rubber 7.4%; veg-etables 7.0%; gold 5.9%). Major export destinations:

Transport and communicationsTransport. Railroads (2001): route length (2012) 397mi, 639 km6; passenger-km 182,000,0007; metric ton-km cargo 699,000,0007. Roads (2007): total length50,950 mi, 81,996 km (paved 8%). Vehicles (20089):passenger cars 314,165; trucks and buses 96,087.

Education and healthLiteracy (2015): percentage of population age 15 and over literate43.1%; males literate 53.1%; females literate 32.5%.

Health: physicians (2008) 2,825 (1 per 7,143 persons); hospital beds(2009) 10,825 (1 per 1,852 persons); infant mortality rate per1,000 live births (2015) 58.7; undernourished population(2006–08) 2,900,000 (14% of total population based on the con-sumption of a minimum daily requirement of 1,780 calories).

MilitaryTotal active duty personnel (Novem-ber 2015): 25,000 (army c. 92.0%,navy c. 4.0%, air force c. 4.0%)10, 11.Military expenditure as percentage ofGDP (2015): 2.7%; per capitaexpenditure U.S.$36.

1Reported total; detail does not add to total given because of statistical discrepancies. 2Indirect taxes. 3Importsc.i.f.; exports f.o.b. 4Mine output, metal content. 5Annual UN sanctions on rough diamond exports were imposedfrom November 2004 to April 2014. 6Côte d’Ivoire part of Abidjan to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, railway. 7Datafor entire length of Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway. 8Subscribers. 9January 1. 10The gendarmerie or the nationalpolice force reinforces the army. 11Peacekeeping troops: UN (March 2016) 3,811.

Internet resources for further information:• Institut National de la Statistique www.ins.ci/n/• La Banque de France: La Zone Franc

www.banque-france.fr/eurosysteme-et-international/zone-franc.html

Structure of gross domestic product and labour force2013 2015

in value % of total labour % of labourCFAF ’000,000,000 value force force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3,814.0 24.8 2,720,000 32.8Mining and quarrying 1,044.7 6.8Manufacturing 1,946.8 12.7Public utilities 91.4 0.6Construction 366.7 2.4Transp. and commun. 1,007.1 6.6 5,576,000 67.2Trade, restaurants 1,797.9 11.7Finance, real estate 2,416.8 15.7Public admin., defense 1,380.1 9.0Services 44.3 0.3Other 1,447.22 9.42

TOTAL 15,357.0 100.0 8,296,000 100.0

Communications units unitsnumber per 1,000 number per 1,000

Medium date in ’000s persons Medium date in ’000s persons

TelephonesCellular 2015 25,4088 1,1938

Landline 2015 277 13

Internet users 2010 968 46Broadband 2015 1108 5.28

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