COTE d'IVOIRE REPATRIATION REQUIREMENTS

Where is Cote d'Ivoire? Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Ghana and Liberia

Nationality: noun: Ivoirian(s) / adjective: Ivoirian

Ethnic Groups: Akan 42.1%, Voltaiques or Gur 17.6%, Northern Mandes 16.5%, Krous 11%, Southern Mandes 10%, other 2.8% (includes 130,000 Lebanese and 14,000 French) (1998)

Language(s): French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken

Religion(s): Muslim 35-40%, indigenous 25-40%, Christian 20-30% (2001)
note: the majority of foreigners (migratory workers) are Muslim (70%) and Christian (20%)

CONSULATE TELEPHONE: (202) 797-0300

REPATRIATION SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Death certificate
2. Burial/Transit Permit
3. Passport of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit
5. Letter of non-contagious disease
6. Casket - sealer-type, metal
7. Zinc-lined wood shipping box

CONTACT NUMBERS:

CA, San Francisco: (415) 310-0812 / Fax (415) 928-0512
CT, Stamford: (203) 348-7580
DC, Washington: (202) 797-0300
FL, Orlando: (321) 269-4193
MI, Detroit: (313) 961-9000 / Fax (313) 964-3233
TX, Houston: (713) 529-4928

ADDITIONS / CORRECTIONS

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