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IVORY COAST
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(also known as Cote d'Ivoire)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 322,460 km2; land area: 318,000 km2
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Comparative area: slightly larger than New Mexico
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Land boundaries: 3,110 km total; Burkina 584 km, Ghana 668 km,
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Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km
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Coastline: 515 km
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Maritime claims:
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Continental shelf: 200 m (depth);
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Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three
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seasons--warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May),
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hot and wet (June to October)
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Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
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Natural resources: crude oil, diamonds, manganese, iron ore,
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cobalt, bauxite, copper
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Land use: arable land 9%; permanent crops 4%; meadows and pastures
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9%; forest and woodland 26%; other 52%; includes irrigated NEGL%
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Environment: coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; severe
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deforestation
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PEOPLE
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Population: 12,977,909 (July 1991), growth rate 3.9% (1991)
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Birth rate: 48 births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: 12 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: 97 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: 52 years male, 56 years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: 6.8 children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Ivorian(s); adjective--Ivorian
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Ethnic divisions: over 60 ethnic groups; most important are the
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Baoule 23%, Bete 18%, Senoufou 15%, Malinke 11%, and Agni; foreign
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Africans, mostly Burkinabe about 2 million; non-Africans about 130,000 to
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330,000 (French 30,000 and Lebanese 100,000 to 300,000)
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Religion: indigenous 63%, Muslim 25%, Christian 12%,
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Language: French (official), over 60 native dialects; Dioula most
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widely spoken
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Literacy: 54% (male 67%, female 40%) age 15 and over can
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read and write (1990 est.)
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Labor force: 5,718,000; over 85% of population engaged in
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agriculture, forestry, livestock raising; about 11% of labor force are
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wage earners, nearly half in agriculture and the remainder in government,
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industry, commerce, and professions; 54% of population of working age
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(1985)
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Organized labor: 20% of wage labor force
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: Republic of the Ivory Coast; note--the local
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official name is Republique de Cote d'Ivoire
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Type: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
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Capital: Abidjan (capital city changed to Yamoussoukro in March
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1983 but not recognized by US)
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Administrative divisions: 49 departments (departements,
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singular--(departement); Abengourou, Abidjan, Aboisso, Adzope,
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Agboville, Bangolo, Beoumi, Biankouma, Bondoukou, Bongouanou,
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Bouafle, Bouake, Bouna, Boundiali, Dabakala, Daloa, Danane,
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Daoukro, Dimbokro, Divo, Duekoue, Ferkessedougou, Gagnoa,
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Grand-Lahou, Guiglo, Issia, Katiola, Korhogo, Lakota,
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Man, Mankono, Mbahiakro, Odienne, Oume, Sakassou, San-Pedro,
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Sassandra, Seguela, Sinfra, Soubre, Tabou, Tanda, Tengrela,
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Tiassale, Touba, Toumodi, Vavoua, Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula
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Independence: 7 August 1960 (from France)
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Constitution: 3 November 1960
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Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law;
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judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; has
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not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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National holiday: National Day, 7 December
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Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet)
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Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee
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Nationale)
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Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
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Leaders:
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Chief of State and Head of Government--President Dr. Felix
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HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY (since 27 November 1960); Prime Minister Allassane
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OUATTARE (since 7 November 1990)
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Political parties and leaders:
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Democratic Party of the Ivory Coast (PDCI), Dr. Felix
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HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY;
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Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), Laurent GBAGBO;
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Ivorian Worker's Party (PIT), Francis WODIE;
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Ivorian Socialist Party (PSI), Morifere BAMBA;
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over 20 smaller parties
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Suffrage: universal at age 21
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Elections:
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President--last held 28 October 1990 (next to be held October
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1995);
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results--President Felix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY received 81% of the vote
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in his first contested election; he is currently serving his seventh
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consecutive five-year term;
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National Assembly--last held 25 November 1990 (next to be held
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November 1995);
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results--percent of vote by party NA;
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seats--(175 total) PDCI 163, FPI 9, PIT 1, independents 2
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Communists: no Communist party; possibly some sympathizers
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Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO,
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FZ, G-24, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF,
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IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, UN,
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UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Charles GOMIS; Chancery at
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2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202)
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797-0300;
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US--Ambassador Kenneth L. BROWN; Embassy at 5 Rue Jesse Owens,
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Abidjan (mailing address is 01 B. P. 1712, Abidjan); telephone 225
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21-09-79 or 21-46-72
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Flag: three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and
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green; similar to the flag of Ireland which is longer and has the colors
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reversed--green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag
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of Italy which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on
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the flag of France
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ECONOMY
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Overview: Ivory Coast is among the world's largest producers
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and exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm-kernel oil. Consequently,
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the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices
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for coffee and cocoa and to weather conditions. Despite attempts by the
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government to diversify, the economy is still largely dependent on
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agriculture and related industries. The agricultural sector accounts for
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over one-third of GDP and about 80% of export earnings and employs about
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85% of the labor force. A collapse of world cocoa and coffee prices in
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1986 threw the economy into a recession, from which the country had not
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recovered by 1990.
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GDP: $10 billion, per capita $800; real growth rate - 2.9% (1990)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): -0.8% (1990 est.)
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Unemployment rate: 14% (1985)
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Budget: revenues $2.8 billion (1989 est.); expenditures $4.1
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billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.)
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Exports: $2.5 billion (f.o.b., 1989);
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commodities--cocoa 30%, coffee 20%, tropical woods 11%, cotton,
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bananas, pineapples, palm oil, cotton;
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partners--France, FRG, Netherlands, US, Belgium, Spain (1985)
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Imports: $1.4 billion (f.o.b., 1989);
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commodities--manufactured goods and semifinished products 50%,
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consumer goods 40%, raw materials and fuels 10%;
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partners--France, other EC, Nigeria, US, Japan (1985)
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External debt: $15.0 billion (1990 est.)
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Industrial production: growth rate - 6% (1989); accounts for
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17% of GDP
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Electricity: 1,081,000 kW capacity; 2,440 million kWh produced,
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210 kWh per capita (1989)
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Industries: foodstuffs, wood processing, oil refinery, automobile
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assembly, textiles, fertilizer, beverage
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Agriculture: most important sector, contributing one-third to GDP
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and 80% to exports; cash crops include coffee, cocoa beans, timber,
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bananas, palm kernels, rubber; food crops--corn, rice, manioc, sweet
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potatoes; not self-sufficient in bread grain and dairy products
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Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis on a small scale for
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the international drug trade
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Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $356
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million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
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(1970-88), $4.9 billion
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Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc
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(plural--francs); 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes
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Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF)
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per US$1--256.54 (January 1991), 272.26 (1990), 319.01 (1989), 297.85
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(1988), 300.54 (1987), 346.30 (1986), 449.26 (1985)
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Fiscal year: calendar year
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Railroads: 660 km (Burkina border to Abidjan, 1.00-meter gauge,
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single track, except 25 km Abidjan-Anyama section is double track)
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Highways: 46,600 km total; 3,600 km bituminous and
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bituminous-treated surface; 32,000 km gravel, crushed stone, laterite,
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and improved earth; 11,000 km unimproved
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Inland waterways: 980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous
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coastal lagoons
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Ports: Abidjan, San-Pedro
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Merchant marine: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 71,945 GRT/
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90,684 DWT; includes 5 cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL)
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tanker, 1 chemical tanker
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Civil air: 12 major transport aircraft, including multinationally
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owned Air Afrique fleet
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Airports: 48 total, 41 usable; 7 with permanent-surface runways;
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none with runways over 3,659 m; 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 16 with
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runways 1,220-2,439 m
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Telecommunications: system above African average; consists of
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open-wire lines and radio relay links; 87,700 telephones; stations--3 AM,
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17 FM, 11 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations; 2 coaxial
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submarine cables
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie,
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Presidential Guard
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Manpower availability: males 15-49, 2,981,269; 1,543,412 fit for
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military service; 145,693 males reach military age (18) annually
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Defense expenditures: $199 million, 2.3% of GDP (1988)
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