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Please note that Ivory Coast
and Cote d'Ivoire means the same thing. Both are used on this website
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Country name:
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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
former: Ivory Coast |
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Government type:
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republic; multiparty presidential regime
established 1960 |
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Capital of Cote d'Ivoire west
Africa:
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Yamoussoukro; 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 |
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Administrative divisions in Ivory
Coast Africa:
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19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra,
Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs,
Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes,
Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan
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Independence:
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7 August 1960 (from France) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
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Constitution:
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new constitution adopted 4 August 2000
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Legal system of Ivory Coast
Africa:
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based on French civil law system and
customary law; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the
Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations |
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Suffrage of Cote d'Ivoire:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch of Ivory Coast
Africa:
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chief of state: President Laurent
GBAGBO (since 26 October 2000)
head of government: Prime Minister Charles Konan BANNY (since
7 December 2005)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year
term (no term limits); election last held 26 October 2000 (next to
be held by October 2006, after the government postponed the
election); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Laurent GBAGBO elected president; percent
of vote - Laurent GBAGBO 59.4%, Robert GUEI 32.7%, Francis WODIE
5.7%, other 2.2% |
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Legislative branch of Ivory Coast
West Africa:
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unicameral National Assembly or
Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members are elected in single- and
multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year
terms)
elections: elections last held 10 December 2000 with
by-elections on 14 January 2001 (next to be held by 31 October 2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - FPI 96, PDCI-RDA 94, RDR 5, PIT 4, other 2, independents 22,
vacant 2
note: a Senate is scheduled to be created in the next full
election in 2006 |
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Judicial branch of Ivory Coast
West Africa:
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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 |
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Political parties and leaders in
Ivory Coast Africa:
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Citizen's Democratic Union or UDCY [Eg
Theodore MEL]; Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire-African Democratic
Rally or PDCI-RDA [Henri Konan BEDIE]; Ivorian Popular Front or FPI
[Laurent GBAGBO]; Ivorian Worker's Party or PIT [Francis WODIE];
Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA]; Union for
Democracy and Peace or UDPCI [Paul Akoto YAO]; over 20 smaller
parties |
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Political pressure groups and
leaders:
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NA |
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International organization
participation in Ivory Coast West Africa Africa:
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente,
FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM,
IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU,
ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTO |
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Diplomatic representation in the
US from Ivory Coast Africa:
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chief of mission: Ambassador
Daouda DIABATE
chancery: 3421 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
telephone: [1] (202) 797-0300
FAX: [1] (202) 244-3088 |
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Diplomatic representation from
the US to Cote d'Ivoire:
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chief of mission: Ambassador
Aubrey HOOKS
embassy: Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan
mailing address: B. P. 1866, Abidjan 01
telephone: [225] 20 21 09 79
FAX: [225] 20 22 32 59 |
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Flag description of Cote
d'Ivoire:
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three equal vertical bands of orange
(hoist side), white, and green; 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
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Government of
Cote d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast )
