Ivory Coast

Country Description

A market-based economy dependent on its agricultural sector. One of the world's largest producers and exporters of coffee, cocoa beans, and palm oil. Main industries: foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity. Export goods include cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish