The nation is regarded as model to other African states, for it success, stability, large middle class, and relatively low corruption rate. Though the nation has its moments in history, the Ivory Coast has managed to rebound and make remarkable recoveries over time. With a national gross domestic product of $326.677 billion, the Ivory Coast has the second-largest GDP after the South African Confederacy, as well as the second highest GDP per capita on the continent. With a large and well-trained military, the country is the recognized regional power in West Africa, and has taken up the role peace-keeper since the mid-1970s.
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| - The nation is regarded as model to other African states, for it success, stability, large middle class, and relatively low corruption rate. Though the nation has its moments in history, the Ivory Coast has managed to rebound and make remarkable recoveries over time. With a national gross domestic product of $326.677 billion, the Ivory Coast has the second-largest GDP after the South African Confederacy, as well as the second highest GDP per capita on the continent. With a large and well-trained military, the country is the recognized regional power in West Africa, and has taken up the role peace-keeper since the mid-1970s.
- According to statistics from 2008, 38.6% of Ivorians are Muslims (mostly Sunni), 32.8% are Christians (mostly Roman Catholics, 11.9% follow traditional African beliefs and 16.7% have no religion, less than 0.1% are Buddhists. The country's capital, Yamoussoukro, is home to the world's largest church, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro.
- Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire (or "Ivory Coast") one of the most prosperous of the West African states, but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country, and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government under the
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| - Burkina Faso 584 km, Ghana 668 km, Guinea 610 km, Liberia 716 km, Mali 532 km
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| - republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
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| - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
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| - Location of Cote d'Ivoire
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| - The nation is regarded as model to other African states, for it success, stability, large middle class, and relatively low corruption rate. Though the nation has its moments in history, the Ivory Coast has managed to rebound and make remarkable recoveries over time. With a national gross domestic product of $326.677 billion, the Ivory Coast has the second-largest GDP after the South African Confederacy, as well as the second highest GDP per capita on the continent. With a large and well-trained military, the country is the recognized regional power in West Africa, and has taken up the role peace-keeper since the mid-1970s.
- According to statistics from 2008, 38.6% of Ivorians are Muslims (mostly Sunni), 32.8% are Christians (mostly Roman Catholics, 11.9% follow traditional African beliefs and 16.7% have no religion, less than 0.1% are Buddhists. The country's capital, Yamoussoukro, is home to the world's largest church, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro.
- Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire (or "Ivory Coast") one of the most prosperous of the West African states, but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country, and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government under the auspices of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord. President GBAGBO and rebel forces resumed implementation of the peace accord in December 2003 after a three-month stalemate, but issues that sparked the civil war, such as land reform and grounds for citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO and former New Force rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. As a result of the agreement, SORO joined GBAGBO's government as Prime Minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the zone of confidence separating North from South, integrate rebel forces into the national armed forces, and hold elections. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of rebel forces have been problematic as rebels seek to enter the armed forces. Citizen identification and voter registration pose election difficulties, and balloting planned for November 2009 was postponed with no future date set. Several thousand UN troops and several hundred French remain in Cote d'Ivoire to help the parties implement their commitments and to support the peace process.
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