Cote D'Ivoire

SHORT INFORMATION

Health in Ivory Coast

The public medical services of Ivory Coast are more important than the small number of private physicians and clinics. As of 2004, there were an estimated 9 physicians, 31 nurses, and 15 midwives per 100,000 people. About 77 percent of the population had access to safe water in 2000. Total health care expenditures were estimated at 3.7 percent of GDP.

SHORT INFORMATION

Currency in Ivory Coast

Currency in Ivory Coast: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Food in Ivory Coast

The food in Cote d’Ivoire reflects the cultural diversity of its population and especially its expatriate population. Italian, Vietnamese and Chinese food is becoming increasingly popular, while Senegalese and Moroccan cuisines are specialties.