AEGiS: Cote d'Ivoire

Country Flag of Cote d'Ivoire

Map of Cote d'Ivoire , Courtesy of WorldAtlas.com

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Facts and Figures

Official Name Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.

Capital City Yamoussoukro; Note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan.

Languages French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken.

Official Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF).

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 20,000 French) (1998).

Religions Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001) Note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%).

Population 16,804,784.

Land Area 2,230 sq km (861 sq miles).

History

Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states. Falling cocoa prices and political turmoil, however, sparked an economic downturn in 1999 and 2000. On 25 December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government led by President Henri Konan BEDIE. Presidential and legislative elections held in October and December 2000 provoked violence due to the exclusion of opposition leader Alassane OUATTARA. In October 2000, Laurent GBAGBO replaced junta leader Robert GUEI as president, ending 10 months of military rule. In October 2001, President GBAGBO initiated a two-month-long National Reconciliation Forum, but its ability to conciliate Ivorians with one another remains unclear.

UNAIDS Epidemiological
Fact Sheets

Global Surveillance of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a joint effort of WHO and UNAIDS. The UNAIDS/WHO Working Group on Global HIV/AIDS and STI Surveillance, initiated in November 1996, guides respective activities. The primary objective of the working group is to strengthen national, regional and global structures and networks for improved monitoring and surveillance of HIV/AIDS and STIs. For this purpose, the working group collaborates closely with national AIDS programmes and a number of national and international experts and institutions. The goal of this collaboration is to compile the best information available and to improve the quality of data needed for informed decision-making and planning at national, regional and global levels. The Epidemiological Fact Sheets are one of the products of this close and fruitful collaboration across the globe.

Côte d'Ivoire Contacts

Country	Name	Title	Office Telephone	Fax
Cote d'Ivoire	Marie Laga	Director, Projet RETRO-CI	225 21 25 4189	225 21 24 29 69
	Rene Ekpini, MD	Deputy Director, PRCI and GAP Director	225 21 25 4189	225 21 24 29 69
	Monica Nolan	Associate Director for Science	225 21 25 41 89	225 21 24 29 69
	Matt Brown	Deputy Director for Operations	225 21 24 4248	225 21 25 10 63
	John Nkengasong	Visiting Scientist	225 21 25 4189	225 21 24 29 69
	Karen Ryder	PHA	225 21 25 4189	225 21 24 29 69

Web sites

U.S. Government Agencies

CDC Global AIDS Program: Côte d'Ivoire: An overview of the HIV/AIDS situation in Côte d'Ivoire, description of the Global AIDS Program response, contacts, and links.
US Department of State - Travel Advisory: Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
USAID: Côte d'Ivoire: USAID has no office in this country, and there is no direct U.S. assistance program. However, the U.S. has a number of regional or worldwide programs, which indirectly benefit Côte d'Ivoire. These programs are monitored in USAID/Washington and from the USAID/Mali office in Bamako.
World Fact Book: The Factbook was created as an annual summary and update to the encyclopedic NIS studies. The first classified Factbook was published in August 1962, and the first unclassified version was published in June 1971. The 1975 Factbook was the first to be made available to the public with sales through the US Government Printing Office (GPO).

Non-Governmental Organizations

WHO Country Profile: Côte d'Ivoire: Country profiles on specific diseases, and selected health-related documents. Available in English, Spanish and French.

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