Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 2. Gross Domestic Product by Sector, Selected Years, 1965-84

(in billions of CFA francs at constant prices; base year 1984)^*
Sector	1965	1970	1975	198 0	1983	1984
Agriculture	485.6	605.0	680.1	856.3	767.1	767.9
Industry	104.8	204.9	287.5	511.5	493.0	374.1
Services	257.3	409.1	844.2	105.0	1,062.1	1,013.9

^*For value of the CFA franc--Communaute Financiere Africaine franc--see Glossary.

Table 3. Major Economic Aggregates, Selected Years, 1970-87

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
	1970	1975	1980	1982	1984	1986	1987
Gross national product	1,369	3,580	9,951	7,059	6,092	8,657	9,439
Exports of goods and services	566	1,503	3,640	2,844	3,042	3,705	3,624
Imports of goods and services	584	1,741	4,761	3,498	2,833	3,482	3,881
Current account balance	-38	-379	-1,826	- 1,016	-54	-135	-624

Source: Based on information from World Bank, "Country Tables" in World Debt Tables, 2, Washington, 1988, 98.

Table 4. Agricultural Production, Selected Years, 1979-87

**(in thousands of tons)**
Commodity	1979- 81¹	1985	1986	1987
Cereals	1,090	1,048	1,084	1,000
Rice	438	541	561	595
Maize	352	480	420	415
Roots and tubers	3,429	4,671	4,799	4,704
Cassava	1,067	1,500	1,500	1,500²
Yams	2,079	2,900	3,000	2,900
Coconuts	n.a.	390	400	400
Palm oil	157	160	187	215
Sugar cane	1,373	1,270	1,500	1,750
Bananas	163	163	140²	136²
Coffee	298	277	265	260
Cocoa	427	580	575	570
Cotton (fiber)	54	88	75	91
Cotton-seed	74	117	115	122

n.a.--not available.
¹ Annual average.
² Estimate.

Source: Based on information from United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Production Yearbook, 1987, Rome, 1988, 113-244.

Table 5. Exports, Imports, and Balance of Trade, Selected Years, 1965-84

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
	1965	1970	1975	1980	1983	1984
Exports
Coffee	104.9	186.2	301.6	644.2	410.6	450.2
Cocoa	39.4	89.0	240.6	793.3	427.0	964.0
Other agricultural products	22.7	18.6	70.3	105.0	77.9	127.0
Forestry products	60.7	84.7	162.6	474.3	198.1	217.0
Petroleum products	7.2	5.2	67.9	212.0	239.3	308.0
Food processing	24.2	42.5	218.4	362.1	356.1	296.6
Textiles and shoes	4.7	17.7	59.2	131.0	103.9	136.9
Wood products	21.4	17.7	50.2	98.5	119.0	117.6
Other manufactures	40.8	20.7	113.0	192.2	151.6	169.4
Total exports	326.0	482.3	1,283.8	3,012.6	2,083.5	2,786.7
Imports
Agricultural products	42.2	41.8	113.7	249.4	251.3	231.4
Petroleum products	13.0	15.3	133.8	557.1	343.3	432.8
Manufactures	204.0	326.3	967.7	1,807.1	911.7	1,115.7
Total imports	259.2	383.4	1,215.2	2,613.6	1,506.3	1,779.9
Balance of trade	66.9	93.0	68.9	399.0	585.2	1,007.6

Table 6. Principal Trading Partners, 1985

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
Country	Exports	Imports
France	527.7	511.0
United States	507.0	76.7
West Germany	300.7	69.3
Italy	287.5	59.7
Netherlands	192.1	87.3
Britain	135.6	41.5

Source: Based on information from Africa Research Bulletin [Exeter, United Kingdom], 24, No. 6, July 31, 1987, 8769.

Table 7. Balance of Payments, Selected Years, 1965-84


	1965	1970	1975	1980	1983	1984
Goods and services balance	61.2	96.5	5.6	- 570.3	60.4	755.9
Interest, transfers, and remittances	- 52.3	-88.2	-324.1	-1,262.3	-986.7	-891.8
Current account balance^*	8.9	8.3	- 318.4	-1,832.6	- 926.4	-135.9
Capital account balance (private and public)	3.6	29.5	191.6	1,020.9	392.6	269.1
Overall balance^*	12.6	37.8	- 126.8	-811.7	-533.8	133.2

^*Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.

Table 8. Total Debt and Debt Service, Selected Years, 1970-87

**(in millions of United States dollars)**
	1970	1975	1980	1985	1986	1987
Long-term debt	266	1,008	4,742	8,490	9,733	11,714
Short-term debt	n.a.	n.a.	1,059	725	787	1,265
IMF credit used1	0	13	0	622	623	576
Total debt²	266	1,021	5,801	9,837	11,142	13,555
Debt service	43	143	943	1,235	1,540	1,477

n.a.--not available.
¹ International Monetary Fund--see Glossary.
² Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from World Bank, "Country Tables" in World Debt Tables, 2, Washington, 1988, 98-99.

Table 9. Army Equipment Inventory, 1987

Type and Description	Country of Origin	In Inventory
Tanks
AMX-13 light	France	5
Armored vehicles
AML-60	-do-	10
AML-90	-do-	6
ERC-90 Panhard reconnaissance	-do-	7
M-4 armored personnel carrier	United States	16
VAB 4x4	France	13
Air defense
20mm M693 towed and self-propelled (air defense gun)	France and United States	14
40mm towed antiaircraft gun	France	5
Towed artillery
M-1950 105mm howitzer	United States	4
Mortars
120mm AM-50	France	16
Antitank weapons
89mm STRIM	France	n.a.
Recoilless rifles
106mm M-40	United States	n.a.

n.a.--not available.

Sources: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1987- 1988, London, 1987, 129; Barbara Pope, ed., World Defense Forces, Santa Barbara, California, 1987, 62; and Defense and Foreign Affairs Handbook, 1986, Washington, 1986, 379.

Table 10. Naval Equipment Inventory, 1987

Type and Description	Country of Origin	In Inventory
Fast attack craft (equipped with missiles)
PR-48 Patra class	France	2
Patrol craft
PR-48 Patra class	France and Belgium	2
Karlskrona CG.27	Sweden	3
Amphibious landing ships
Batral class	France	1
LCVPs		1^*
Fast assault boats
Rotork-type	Britain	10
Service craft
Barracuda-class launch	United States	1
Arcor	France	8^*
River patrol craft
Comoe class	-do-	1
Training vessels
Shimazu training ship	Japan	1

^*Estimate.

Sources: Based on information from Jean Labayle Couhat, ed., Combat Fleets of the World, 1986-1987, Annapolis, 1986, 282-83; and Jane's Fighting Ships, 1978-1988, London, 1987, 300.

Table 11. Air Force Equipment Inventory, 1987

Type and Description	Country of Origin	In Inventory
Ground attack
Dassault-Breguet light attack/trainer	France	6
Trainer
Aerospatiale Rallye 160 basic	-do-	1
Aerospatiale Rallye 235 basic	-do-	1
Riems Aviation/Cessna 150H basic	-do-	2
Beech F33C Bonanza basic	United States	6
Transport
Grumman Gulfstream II and III	-do-	2
Rockwell Aero Commander 500B	-do-	2
Liaison and transport
F-28 Mk 4000 Fellowship VIP	Netherlands	1
Helicopters and transport
SA-313B Alouette IIs,
SA-316B Alouette IIIs,
SA-365C Dauphin 3s,
SA-330 Pumas	France	11

Source: Based on information from The Military Balance, 1987- 1988, London, 1987, 129; "Republic of the Ivory Coast," Air Forces of the World, 1986, Geneva, 1986, 285-86, and "Ivory Coast," Flight International, November 29, 1986, 47.

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