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: