About Côte d’Ivoire

Official name:	République du Côte d’Ivoire [koht-dee-VWAR]
Nationality:	Ivoirien [ee-VWAR-ee-uhn]
Life expectancy at birth:	54 years
Infant mortality rate:	84 per 1,000 live births
Adult literacy rate:	40 percent
Economic profile:	Among the world’s largest producers of coffee, cocoa, palm oil, and wood products; textile manufacturing, oil refining, and automobile assembly are also important; exports mostly to France, the Netherlands, and the United States and imports mostly from France, Italy, and the United States