http://www.odyssei.com Cote dIvoire, - lately on the site en-us Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:20:42 +0200 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:20:42 +0200 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14267.html For information on international adoption of children and international parental child abduction, see the Office of Children’s Issue. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14267.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14266.html While in a foreign country, U.S. citizens may encounter road conditions that differ significantly from those in the United States. The information below concerning Cote d’Ivoire is provided for general reference only, and may not be totally accurate in [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14266.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14265.html The Department of State strongly urges Americans to consult with their medical insurance company prior to traveling abroad to confirm whether their policy applies overseas and whether it will cover emergency expenses such as a medical evacuation. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14265.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14264.html Abidjan has privately run medical and dental facilities that are adequate but do not fully meet U.S. standards. Good physician specialists can be found, though few speak English. While pharmacies are well stocked with medications produced in Europe, new [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14264.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14263.html Cote d'Ivoire has been unstable since the coup in 1999, and divided since 2002. The New Forces (former rebels) control the area from Bouake north, as well as some territory in the west near Liberia. There are many armed forces and militia barricades in b [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14263.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14262.html Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is a developing country on the western coast of Africa. The official capital is Yamoussoukro, but Abidjan is the largest city, the main commercial center, and is where the U.S. Embassy is located. Cote d'Ivoire is a republic [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/14262.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9084.html Railways: total: 660 km narrow gauge: 660 km 1.000-meter gauge; 25 km double track (1995 est.) Highways: total: 50,400 km paved: 4,889 km unpaved: 45,511 km (1996 est.) Waterways: 980 km navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9084.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9082.html Telephones - main lines in use: 182,000 (1998) Telephones - mobile cellular: more than 60,000 (December 1998) Telephone system: well-developed by African standards but operating well below capacity domestic: open-wire lines and microwave radio rela [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9082.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9079.html In the 19th century, Côte d'Ivoire was seized by Louis Gustave Binger, (1856-1936) as a colony for France. It became independent in 1960. On December 25, 1999, a military coup d'état - the first ever in Côte d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the govern [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/9079.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/1592.html Yamoussoukro, a town of 100,000 inhabitants located 240 kilometers North of Abidjan, is the administrative capital of Côte d'Ivoire. [edit] Colonial period history Queen Yamousso, the niece of Kouassi N'Go, ran the village of N'Gokro at the time of [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/1592.html