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Cote d'Ivoire is located in the heart
of West Africa endowed with generous tropical rain forest vegetation
suitable for agriculture. Its area of 332,000 square kilometers
and a population of 17 million inhabitants are supported by
a very strong economy: the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan
Africa. The country is endowed with natural resources such as
Agricultural commodity exports, Mining, Gas Exploration, and
Eco-Tourism. Thanks to its favorable
trade balance, Cote d'Ivoire holds 45% of the insurance market
in sub-Saharan Africa Francophone countries and supports 40%
of West Africa region's Free Trade Zone. In agricultural commodity
exports, Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and
exporter of cocoa, fourth largest exporter of coffee, and
Africa's leading producer of natural rubber, banana, pineapples,
palm oil, and exotic flowers.
The recent discovery of sweet crude oil and
an already existing exploration of natural gas exports to
US and other countries, make Cote d'Ivoire one of the most
dynamic and investor-friendly countries in Africa. |
