Area: 322 463 sq km
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Principal cities: Abidjan, Bouaké, Daloa, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro
Official language: French
Independence day: August 7
Population: 20,617,068 (est. CIA July 2010)
Demographic growth: 2.133% (CIA 2010 est.)
Life expectancy: 55.45 years (CIA 2007 est.)
Literacy rate: 48 % (UNDP 2004)
Religion(s): Muslim (38.6%), Christian (32.8%), Indigeneous 11.9%, none 16.7% (CIA 2008 est)
Human development index: 164th out of 177 countries (UNDP 2004)
Currency: CFA Franc
GDP: $22.5 billion (CIA 2009 est.)
GDP per capital: 1,700 dollars (CIA 2009 est.)
Growth rate: 1.2% (CIA 2006 est.)
Rate of unemployment: NA
Rate of inflation: 1% (CIA 2009 est.)
Balance of payment: 551 million dollars (EIU, 2003)
Export partners: Netherlands 13.92%, France 10.75%, US 7.79%, Germany 7.2%, Nigeria 6.99%, Ghana 5.56% (2009)
Import partners: Nigeria 20.75%, France 14.19%, China 7.18%, Thailand 5.09% ( CIA 2009)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Primary : 28.2% ; Secondary : 21.3% ; Tertiary : 50.6% (CIA 2009 est.)