Communications of Cote d'Ivoire

Telephones - main lines in use: 260,900 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 4.065 million (2006)
Telephone system: general assessment: well developed by African standards but operating well below capacity
domestic: open-wire lines and microwave radio relay; 90% digitalized
international: country code - 225; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); 2 submarine cables (June 1999)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
Radios: 2.26 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 14 (1998)
Televisions: 1.09 million (2000)
Internet country code: .ci
Internet hosts: 2,534 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2001)
Internet users: 160,000 (2005)

Cote d'Ivoire Quickstats

  • Population: 18,013,409
  • Area: 322,460 sq km
  • Density: 56 /km² (141st)
  • GDP (total): $28.47 billion² (98th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,600² (157th)
  • Literacy: 50.9%

Languages of Cote d'Ivoire

Useful to know

  • Currency: CFA franc (XOF)
  • Dial code: +225[5]

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