General Information on Cote d'Ivoire
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Basic Facts
- Map collection courtesy of University of Texas. Click on the map for a fuller image
- Population: 16.6 million (UN 2003)
- Capital: Yamoussoukro
- Major cities: Yamoussoukro, Abidjan
- Administrative subdivisions: 58 departments (departements, singular - departement); Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adiake, Adzope, Agboville, Agnibilekrou, Alepe, Bocanda, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou, Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Dabou, Daloa, Danane, Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa, Grand-Bassam, Grand-Lahou, Guiglo, Issia, Jacqueville, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota, Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro, Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tiebissou, Tingrela, Tiassale, Touba, Toulepleu, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
- Average annual income: US $630 (World Bank, 2001)
- Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction (CIA Factbook 2003)
- Main courts: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme consists of four chambers: Judicial Chamber for criminal cases, Audit Chamber for financial cases, Constitutional Chamber for judicial review cases, and Administrative Chamber for civil cases; there is no legal limit to the number of members (Law Library of Congress 1989)
- Main prisons: Yopougon, Bouake (Library of Congress 1989)
- Number of Prisons: NA
- Number of cases known to the police: 133 121 (Interpol 2002)
- Prison population: 13,000 (Library of Congress 1985) 13,670 (UK NPA 1998)
- Volume of crime per 100,000 inhabitants: 95 (UK NPA 1998) 887,47 (Interpol 2002)
Ratified Regional and International Treaties
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR): ratified 26 June 1992
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR): ratified 26 June 1992
- Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): ratified 17 January 1996
- Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): ratified 06 March 1991
- Convention Against Torture (CAT): ratified 17 January 1996
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism and Discrimination (CERD): ratified 03 February 1973
- Convention on Protection of Rights of Migrant Workers (MWC): not ratified
African Union
- The Organization of African Unity (OAU) Charter: not ratified
- African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: ratified 06/01/92
- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1991): not ratified
Other
- Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa: not ratified
- IMF: Selected African Member States
- WTO: African Member States
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Member States
- Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA): Member States
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Country Eligibility (May 16, 2002)
General Information
- Country Watch Cote d’Ivoire
- Norwegian Council for Africa: Cote d’Ivoire
- Africa Action: West Africa Country-Specific Data and News Sources
- Columbia University: West Africa Region and Countries
- Stanford University: West Africa
- Amnesty International: West Africa Region and Countries
- Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Africa Country Pages
- U.S. Dept. of State: African Affairs and Countries
- CIA: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Selected African Countries
- Political Resources: Africa and Selected Countries
- World Bank Group: Africa and Selected Countries
- Human Rights Watch: Africa and Selected Countries
- Contemporary Africa Database: Society, Politics and Governance - Selected African Countries
- University of Pennsylvania: The African Studies Center and Country Specific Pages
News
- BBC: African Countries' profiles
- All Africa: West Africa and Selected Countries
- IRIN News West Africa
- IFEX: News from West Africa and Selected Countries
- Oneworld: West Africa and Selected Countries
Legal Information
- Constitution Finder (University of Richmond): Selected African Countries
- Hieros Gamos World Government Resources: Selected African Countries
- African Law Association (University of Bayreuth): Code Civil de Cote d'Ivoire
- UNHCR Country of Origin and Legal Information: Cote d’Ivoire
- International Constitutional Law (ICL): Selected African countries' constitutions
- Law Library of Congress: Selected African Countries
- NATLEX: National Legislation for Selected African Countries
- ForIntLaw: National Legislation for Selected African Countries
- JURIST: National Legislation, Summaries and Links for Selected African Countries
- World Directory of National Parliamentary Libraries: Selected African Countries (German Bundestag)
- World Law Index: Selected African Countries
- Cornell Law School Laws Online: National Legislation Database