Politics
- Conventional Long Form Name: Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
- Capital City: Yamoussoukro
- Type of Government: republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
- Date of Independence: August 7, 1960 (from France)
- National Holiday: Independence Day; August 7, 1960
- Chief of State: President Alassane Dramane Ouattara
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan
- Executive Branch/Powers: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits).
- Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (255 seats; members elected in single- and multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
- Judicial Branch/Powers: Supreme Court (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), judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 "Bench" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life
- Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
- Ambassador to the US: Ambassador Daouda Diabete
- Embassy in the US: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Consulates in the US: N/A
- US Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire: Ambassador Terrance McCulley
- US Embassy in Cote d'Ivoire: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan
- US Consulates in Cote d'Ivoire: N/A
- UN Representative: N/A
- Description of 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: elephant
- Description of International Disputes: disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana
- Quantity of Refugees inside Country and Country of Origin of Refugees: 9,126 (Liberia)
- Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: 40,000 - 80,000 (post-election conflict in 2010-2011, as well as civil war from 2002-2004; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions)
- Quantity of Stateless Persons: 700,000 (many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship)
- Description of Human Trafficking issues: N/A
- 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; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center.
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire
- Description of 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: elephant
President Alassane Dramane Ouattara
- Chief of State
Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan
- Head of Government