hovedstad: Yamoussoukro
befolkning: 17,298,040
sprog: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken
folk: Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 20,000 French) (1998)
religion: Christian 20-30%, Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40% (2001) note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)
regeringsform: republic |