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ivory coast

about ivory coast

official name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
capital: Yamoussoukro (Abidjan remains the administrative center)
head of state: President Laurent Gbagbo
state: multi party
population: 16, 4 million
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

mainline telephones: 219,283 (31 December 1999)
cellular telephones: 322,500 (May 2000)
internet country code: .ci
internet service providers: 5 (2001)
internet users: 20,000 (2000)

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