Politics
Conventional long form:
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Capital:
Yamoussoukro
Government type:
republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
Independence:
7 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
chief of state:
President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010)
head of government:
Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012)
Legislative branch:
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members elected in single- and multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (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)
note - recommendations for reform of the country's judicial system were announced in April 2012
judge selection and term of office: 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
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011)
chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Terrance MCCULLEY (designate); Charge d'Affaires Cheryl SIM
embassy: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan
mailing address: B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01
Flag description:
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
note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France
National symbol(s):
elephant
National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TlquHyVk4c
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Capital:
Yamoussoukro
Government type:
republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960
Independence:
7 August 1960 (from France)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
chief of state:
President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010)
head of government:
Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012)
Legislative branch:
unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members elected in single- and multi-district elections by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch:
highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (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)
note - recommendations for reform of the country's judicial system were announced in April 2012
judge selection and term of office: 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
subordinate courts: Courts of Appeal (organized into civil, criminal, and social chambers); first instance courts; peace courts
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011)
chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Terrance MCCULLEY (designate); Charge d'Affaires Cheryl SIM
embassy: Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan
mailing address: B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01
Flag description:
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
note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France
National symbol(s):
elephant
National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TlquHyVk4c