Capital

Cote d'Ivoire

name: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated commercial capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan geographic coordinates: 6 49 N, 5 16 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Yamoussoukro is named after Queen Yamoussou, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix "-kro" meaning "town" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled  shouting "min-chan m’bidjan," which in the Ebrie language means: "I return from cutting leaves"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response

Malta

name: Valletta

geographic coordinates: 35 53 N, 14 30 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: named in honor of Jean de VALETTE, the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (crusader knights), who successfully led a defense of the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565

Citizenship

Cote d'Ivoire

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Cote d'Ivoire dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Malta

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Malta

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Regierungstyp

Cote d'Ivoire

presidential republic

Legal system

Cote d'Ivoire

civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court

Malta

mixed legal system of English common law and civil law based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes; subject to European Union law

Suffrage

Cote d'Ivoire

18 years of age; universal

Malta

18 years of age (16 in local council elections); universal

Area

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 322,463 sq km land: 318,003 sq km water: 4,460 sq km

Malta

total: 316 sq km

land: 316 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Land use

Cote d'Ivoire

agricultural land: 64.8% (2011 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 14.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 41.5% (2011 est.) forest: 32.7% (2011 est.) other: 2.5% (2011 est.)

Malta

agricultural land: 32.3% (2018 est.)

arable land: 28.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)

forest: 0.9% (2018 est.)

other: 66.8% (2018 est.)

Location

Cote d'Ivoire

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Malta

Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy)

Age structure

Cote d'Ivoire

0-14 years: 39.59% (male 5,213,630 /female 5,182,872) 15-24 years: 19.91% (male 2,613,772 /female 2,615,680) 25-54 years: 34.25% (male 4,577,394 /female 4,416,408) 55-64 years: 3.47% (male 460,048 /female 451,604) 65 years and over: 2.78% (male 325,510 /female 403,664) (2018 est.)

Malta

0-14 years: 14.53% (male 34,870/female 32,989)

15-64 years: 62.83% (male 151,927/female 141,561)

65 years and over: 22.65% (2023 est.) (male 48,830/female 56,961)

Birth rate

Cote d'Ivoire

30.1 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Malta

9.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Cote d'Ivoire

8.40

Malta

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Cote d'Ivoire

French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

Malta

Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Cote d'Ivoire

60.10

Malta

total population: 83.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 81.3 years

female: 85.6 years

Major urban areas - population

Cote d'Ivoire

4.921 million ABIDJAN (seat of government), 231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018)

Malta

213,000 VALLETTA (capital) (2018)

Median age

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 19.9 years male: 20 years female: 19.8 years (2018 est.)

Malta

total: 43.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 42.1 years

female: 44.4 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Cote d'Ivoire

19.8 years (2011/12 est.)

Malta

29.3 years (2020 est.)

note: data refers to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births

Net migration rate

Cote d'Ivoire

1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Malta

5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Cote d'Ivoire

the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors

Malta

most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands

Population growth rate

Cote d'Ivoire

2.3% (2018 est.)

Malta

0.59% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Cote d'Ivoire

3.83 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Malta

1.51 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Cote d'Ivoire

rate of urbanization: 3.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Malta

urban population: 94.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Cote d'Ivoire

4.40

Malta

5.9% of GDP (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Cote d'Ivoire

female: 9 years (2016)

Malta

total: 17 years

male: 17 years

female: 18 years (2020)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Cote d'Ivoire

7.80

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Cote d'Ivoire

15.90

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Cote d'Ivoire

-4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Malta

3.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Cote d'Ivoire

$97,160,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Cote d'Ivoire

4.20

Malta

-3.3% (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Cote d'Ivoire

3.9

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Cote d'Ivoire

$3,900

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Cote d'Ivoire

8,747,000

Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate

Cote d'Ivoire

9.40

Labor force

Cote d'Ivoire

8,747,000

Malta

280,300 (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Cote d'Ivoire

46.3% (2015 est.)

Malta

17.1% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Cote d'Ivoire

9.4% (2013 est.)

Malta

3.5% (2021 est.)

4.26% (2020 est.)

3.62% (2019 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 3.9% male: 2.8% female: 5.1% (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Cote d'Ivoire

47.00

Public debt

Cote d'Ivoire

47.00

Malta

50.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

56.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

note: Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; the data include the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); general government comprises the central, state, and local governments, and social security funds

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Cote d'Ivoire

0.80

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Cote d'Ivoire

0.80

Malta

1.5% (2021 est.)

0.64% (2020 est.)

1.64% (2019 est.)

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Cote d'Ivoire

4.25

Central bank discount rate

Cote d'Ivoire

4.25

Country Comparison :: Exports

Cote d'Ivoire

$11,740,000,000

Exports

Cote d'Ivoire

$11,740,000,000

Malta

$22.11 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$19.526 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$20.773 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Cote d'Ivoire

Netherlands 11.8%, US 7.9%, France 6.4%, Belgium 6.4%, Germany 5.8%, Burkina Faso 4.5%, India 4.4%, Mali 4.2% (2017)

Malta

Germany 12%, France 9%, Italy 9% (2019)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Cote d'Ivoire

$9,447,000,000

Imports

Cote d'Ivoire

$9,447,000,000

Malta

$21.362 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$18.328 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$18.578 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Cote d'Ivoire

Nigeria 15%, France 13.4%, China 11.3%, US 4.3% (2017)

Malta

Russia 22%, Italy 12%, United Kingdom 11%, Germany 6%, Turkey 5%, France 5%, China 5%, South Korea 5% (2019)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad

Cote d'Ivoire

NA

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Cote d'Ivoire

9,730,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Cote d'Ivoire

6,245,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

872,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

19,000,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Cote d'Ivoire

54,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

26,700

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

62,350

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Cote d'Ivoire

2,322,000,000

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines

Cote d'Ivoire

305,562

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Cote d'Ivoire

31,747,233

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Cote d'Ivoire

6,297,676

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Cote d'Ivoire

142,825

Country Comparison :: Airports

Cote d'Ivoire

27

Country Comparison :: Railways

Cote d'Ivoire

660

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Cote d'Ivoire

81,996

Country Comparison :: Waterways

Cote d'Ivoire

980

Airports

Cote d'Ivoire

27

Malta

1 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 142,825 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)

Malta

total: 213,419 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 48 (2020 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

26,700

Crude oil - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

62,350 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

Cote d'Ivoire

54,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Cote d'Ivoire

6,245,000,000

Electricity - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

872,000,000

Electricity - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

19,000,000

Electricity - production

Cote d'Ivoire

9,730,000,000

Internet users

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 6,297,676 (July 2016 est.)

Malta

total: 461,100 (2021 est.)

percent of population: 87% (2021 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Cote d'Ivoire

0

Natural gas - imports

Cote d'Ivoire

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Cote d'Ivoire

2.322 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Cote d'Ivoire

total: 660 km (2008) narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-m gauge (2008) note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso

Roadways

Cote d'Ivoire

81,996

Malta

total: 3,096 km (2008)

paved: 2,704 km (2008)

unpaved: 392 km (2008)

urban: 1,422 km (2001)

non-urban: 832 km (2001)

Telephones - fixed lines

Cote d'Ivoire

total subscriptions: 305,562 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)

Malta

total subscriptions: 259,439 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Cote d'Ivoire

31,747,233

Malta

total subscriptions: 644,955 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 122 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Cote d'Ivoire

980

Disputes - international

Cote d'Ivoire

disputed maritime border between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana

Malta

none identified