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1. The President of the Ivory Coast is Alassane Quatarra.
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2. Geography- In Cote D’Ivoire, it is tropical to the south, and arid to the north. To the west it is hilly and to the north it is covered in savannahs. This country is along the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies at about ten degrees north of the equator, which is the reason it is so tropical. Also, in Cote D’ivoire, there are three main rivers which split the country into fourths. And there are many rivers which lay on the country.

Economy- The Ivory Coast depends on many of its exports for money, such as petroleum, cocoa, pineapple, timber, cotton, palm oil, bananas, gold, and fish. This country depends heavily upon hunting and agriculture, as well as mining. The Ivory Coast trades with France, China, and Nigeria to recieve the supplies it needs. Due to a steady decline in the economy from the early 80's and 90's, many people living in the Ivory Coast now depend heavily upon cash cropping.

Population- 18,900,000 people.

Social Structure- The Ivory Coast is comprised mainly of five ethnic groups, which live in specific territories throughout the country. Along with these people, immigrants from neighboring countries have come to the Ivory Coast (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Liberia, Benin, Senegal, and Mauritania). Also, many French and Lebanese people live in this country. Last, many people fled war in this region and are beginning to migrate back. Last, there are three recognized religions in the Cote D'ivoire. First, there is the indigenous people's religion, Islamic, and Christianity. There are more Muslims than Christians by about 10-20%.

3. Alassane Quatarra came to power after the former president was arrested. He is an economist at heart because he worked for the Central Bank of West African States and the International Monetary Fund. He was even prime minister for the Ivory Coast in the 90’s. He got a bachelors degree in science at Drexel University and a masters in economics from theUniversity of Pennsylvania. He is head of the rally of republicans.

4. A. Felix Houphouet Boigny- This man was the first president of the Ivory Coast. He was a well educated man because he was a doctor. He was responsible for leading the Ivory Coast out of poverty. This man promoted Alassane Quatarra to prime minister because he had great faith in him.

B. The United Nations and the French back Alassane Quatarra. After the past president led the country into a civil war and was tried for many war crimes, as well as conviction, Alassane took power as the UN supported him because they conspired that the other president rigged the election. The UN was behind him the entire time and also backs his army which hopes for peace. C. Central Bank of West African States- Alassane began his career as a director of research here, then counselor to the managing director. Alassane worked his way through the ranks because of his great work until finally reaching the position of governor in the bank.

5. A.Safety and Rule of Law- In Cote D’Ivoire there is a very strong judicial set up comprised of 4 branches. There is a Consitutional Chamber for criminal cases, Audit Chamber for financial cases, Constitutional Chamber for judicial review, and the Administrative chamber for civil cases. Next, Alassane Quatarra is trying to end the war that Laurent Gbagbo started. He has gotten UN forces and peacekeeping forces to help stop the attacks and create peace. Also, in this region there was a civil war going on when the results were taken, so the new results are not valid. Last, the government corruption was due to two presidents claiming they won, when it was evident that Alassane Quatarra won.

B. Participation and Rule of Law- To begin, one problem the government must work out is the fact that they only have one legilative house. This might help them in the lawmaking process like it did to the United States. Also, the government is a republic. This is a problem because the people don't have as much of a say as they would if it were a democracy.This is where the low levels of participation could be coming from. Last, the Ivory Coast has been struggling with gender equality. One main issue could be the high rate of agriculture in the region. With men working in the plantations, farms, and fisheries, it is women's job to keep the house clean and prepare the food. Also, they may have to take care of the problem. But over all gender equality is a problem all over Africa.

C. Sustainable Economic Opportunity- Environment- this stat does not seem right because the Ivory Coastreally depends on its agriculture and land. There is water from rivers and most of the land is tropical. Infrastructure- most of Africa is not a developed nation and this is not what the Ivory Coast depends on. What it lacks in technology, it makes up for in its environment. Also, the Ivory Coast has been trying to fund an investment plan to work out the infrastructure problem.

D. Human Development- Health- 49-52 is the average life expectancy, 119/1000 is the number of bablies born who are expected to pass away. A lot of health problems arose when people began to fight in the region, but now things are returning to normal as people are beginning to settle down. Welfare-1,520 $ per person,

6. Alassane Quatarra belongs to the Rally of the Republicans. This party shares democratic-liberal views. This means that he believes in his people, he believes in change, and he is likely to fix the economy.

1. In recent years the Ivory Coast has been troubled with political and economic instability. But with a new President taking over a strong government (Composed of three branches), the Ivory Coast plans to invest in a public investment program. This will improve a the economic infrastructure. 2. The Cote D'Ivoire has sent peacekeeping medical troops around Africa to help with other issues. Also as an economic powerhouse, the Ivory Coast is crucial to the development of Africa. Works Cited "Alassane Ouattara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation Inc., 12 Apr. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
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