About Cote d'Ivoire

official name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (R�publique de C�te d'lvoire)
capital: Yamoussoukro (Abidjan remains the administrative center)
head of state: President Laurent Gbagbo
state: multi party
population: 17,654,843
independence: from France in 1960
languages: French (official)
religion: Christian 34%, Muslim 27%, no religion 21%, animist 15%, other 3% (1998)
currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)
media: NA

legal wise

status of homosexuality: legal
age of consent: 15
laws covering homosexual activity: Not mentioned in law - no sodomy laws exist.
background information and government attitudes:
9.95: At UN 4th Conference on Women in Beijing opposed the (unsuccessful) proposal for inclusion of references to "sexual orientation" in the draft "Platform for Action"

Communication

main lines in use: 257,900 (2004)
cellular telephones: 2.19 million (2005)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998).
Television broadcast stations: 14 (1999).
Internet hosts: 2,534 (2006)
Internet users: 160,000 (2005)