late 1991; common carrier use (31 December 1991) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, GATT, G-5, G-7, G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IEA, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Charles GOMIS chancery: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: (202) 939-6200 consulate general: New York to the value of an upper house or Senate (Senado) and a lower house or National Council (German - Nationalrat, French -
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