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31 Oct 12
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322,462 square kilometres
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20,617,068
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Its de jure capital is Yamoussoukro and the biggest city is the port city of Abidjan. The country is divided into 19 regions and 81 departments.
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The 21st century Ivoirian economy is largely market-based and relies heavily on agriculture, with smallholder cash crop production being dominant
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The Ivoirian population continues to suffer because of an ongoing civil war
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The country is the world's largest exporter of cocoa
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In recent years Ivory Coast has been subject to greater competition and falling prices in the global marketplace for its primary agricultural crops: coffee and cocoa. That, compounded with high internal corruption, makes life difficult for the grower and those exporting into foreign markets.
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Life expectancy at birth was 41 for males in 2004; for females it was 47
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About a quarter of the population lives below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day
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11 Oct 07
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