The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
(January 1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26
(1990), 319.01 (1989)
note:
beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per
French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948
Fiscal year:
calendar year
@Cote d'Ivoire, Communications
Railroads:
660 km (Burkina border to Abidjan, 1.00-meter gauge, single track,
except 25 km Abidjan-Anyama section is double track)
Highways:
total:
46,600 km
paved:
3,600 km
unpaved:
gravel, crushed stone, improved earth 32,000 km; unimproved earth
11,000 km
Inland waterways:
980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons
Ports:
Abidjan, San-Pedro
Merchant marine:
8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 92,828 GRT/ 134,606 DWT, bulk 1,
chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3
Airports:
total:
41
usable:
37
with permanent-surface runways:
7
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440–3,659 m:
3
with runways 1,220–2,439 m:
15
Telecommunications:
well-developed by African standards but operating well below capacity;
consists of open-wire lines and radio relay microwave links; 87,700
telephones; broadcast stations - 3 AM, 17 FM, 13 TV, 1 Atlantic Ocean
and 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station; 2 coaxial submarine cables
@Cote d'Ivoire, Defense Forces
Branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Republican Guard,
Military Fire Group
Manpower availability:
males age 15–49 3,224,673; fit for military service 1,674,127; reach
military age (18) annually 149,991 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $200 million, 2.3% of GDP (1988)
@Croatia, Geography
Location:
Balkan State, Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, bordering
the Adriatic Sea, between Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Map references:
Africa, Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe, Standard Time Zones
of the World
Area:
total area:
56,538 sq km
land area:
56,410 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total 2,028 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia
and Montenegro 266 km (241 km with Serbia; 25 km with Montenego),
Slovenia 501 km
Coastline:
5,790 km (mainland 1,778 km, islands 4,012 km)
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone:
12 nm
exclusive fishing zone:
12 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
Serbs have occupied UN protected areas in eastern Croatia and along
the western Bosnia and Herzegovinian border; dispute with Slovenia
over fishing rights in Adriatic
Climate:
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with
hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
Terrain:
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low
mountains and highlands near Adriatic coast, coastline, and islands
Natural resources:
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt,
silica, mica, clays, salt
Land use:
arable land:
32%
permanent crops:
20%
meadows and pastures:
18%
forest and woodland:
15%
other:
15%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
air pollution from metallurgical plants is damaging the forests;
coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; widespread
casualties and destruction of infrastructure in border areas affected
by civil strife
natural hazards:
subject to frequent and destructive earthquakes
international agreements:
party to - Air Pollution, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone
Layer Protection, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified -
Biodiversity, Climate Change
Note:
controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and
Turkish Straits
@Croatia, People
Population:
4,697,614 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.07% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
11.27 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
10.54 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: