Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Needs

Territory

Capital: Yamoussoukro

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 124,502

Land Covered by Water: 1.4%

Time Zone: GMT (UTC+0)

Climate: tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons - warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October)

Cultural

Approximate Population: 18,013,409

Official Language: French

Religion: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam

Currency: CFA Franc

Health

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

For more information, visit:

travel.state.gov
en.wikipedia.org
www.cia.gov