Cote d'Ivoire Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Cote d'Ivoire Introduction Top of Page Background: Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states. Falling ...

IVORY COAST - A Country Study Search Ivory Coast Include word variants Use only words as entered. C TE D'IVOIRE /IVORY COAST Foreword ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE COUNTRY PROFILE COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Historical Setting PRE-EUROPEAN PERIOD ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS FRENCH EXPANSION IN C TE D'IVOIRE Local ...