Conventional Long Form Name - Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Capital City - Yamoussoukro Type of Government - Republic Date of Independence -August 7th 1960 National Holidays: Independence Day, 7 August (1960) Chief of State - President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA Head of Government - Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN Description of Executive Branch/Powers - president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term Description of Legislative Branch/Powers - unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) Description of Judicial Branch/Powers - Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates) Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. - Ambassador Daouda DIABATE Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. - Washington, DC |
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the U.S. - Washington, DC
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM -Terence P. McCulley Location of U.S. embassy - Abidjan THERE Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) - Abidjan Name of THEIR representative to UN - Aïchatou Mindaoudou Description of the Symbolism of flag -three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future National Symbol(s) - elephant; national colors: orange, white, green Descriptions of International Disputes - disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana Quantity of refugees inside country AND country(ies) of origin of refugees - 30,000 (varied) Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons - 40,000 Quantity of Stateless Persons - 700,000 (birth in country does not guarantee citizenship) Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country - Trafficking within the country’s borders is more prevalent, with victims primarily trafficked from the north of the country to the more economically prosperous south. Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use - illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; |