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| Country |
: |
Republic of the Congo |
| Capital |
: |
Brazzaville |
| Total Area |
: |
132,046.94 sq mi
342,000.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than
Montana) |
| Population |
: |
2,894,336 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this
can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates,
lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population
by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
6,936,675 |
| Languages |
: |
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade
languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most
users) |
| Literacy |
: |
74.9% total, 83.1% male, 67.2% female (1995
est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
44.38 male, 50.85 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic |
| Currency |
: |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100
centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$1,100 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
Petroleum extraction, cement kilning, lumbering, brewing,
sugar milling, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarette making |
| Agriculture |
: |
Cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables,
coffee, cocoa; forest products |
| Arable Land |
: |
0% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper,
phosphates, natural gas, hydropower |
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