AREA ................................................
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322.460
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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17.327.724 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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53,7 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Yamoussoukro
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1551 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,3 (163th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Guinean gulf 0 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mont Nimba 1752 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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7 August 1960 (from France)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ci
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+225
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