GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $23.8 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $35.6 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $1,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Population (Estimated July 2012): 21,952,093
Area: 320,803 km2 or 123,863 mi2
Currency: CFA franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 38.6% of the population are Muslim, 32.8% are Christian, 11.9% have indigenous beliefs and 16.7% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Monts Nimba at 1,752m or 5,748ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): GMT
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes, Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan
Leaders: President Alassane Ouattara with Guillaume Soro as Prime minister.
Additional: Gained Independence from France on the 7th of August 1960
Sources: CIA World Fact Book and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
