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 | CONGO [Brazzaville]general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Congo Republic ; République du Congo ; Congo Brazzaville |
| country code ISO: CG //; - FIPS: CF |
| location: West Central Africa |
| time zone: +1 UT |
| surface (land) area: 341945 sq.km = 132047 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 4° S / South: 5° S / East: 18° E / West: 11° E |
| borders (land): Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo Kinshasa, Angola |
| borders (coastline): Atlantic Ocean |
| climate: tropical humid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1960-08-15 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Brazzaville |
| administrative division: région (9) + commune (6) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1984): 1909,248 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 2830,961; or: 3018,000 //; 2001: 3110,000 |
| population density: 9 per sq.km = 23 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3,2% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 38 - 46 per 1000 |
| death rate: 13 - 16 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 1000 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 65 - 72 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 48 years (male: 44; female: 51) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 62% //; - urbanisation growth: 4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 56% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: BaKongo 52%; Sangha 20%; BaTeke 17%; M'Boshi 12%; M'Bete 5% |
| languages: French; Lingala, KiKongo, Teke, Ubangi |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 41%; Animist 33 - 48%; Protestant 24%; Muslim 2% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 47% |
| people per physician: 8300 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 40% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 17% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 3% |
| adult literacy: 75% (male: 83%; female: 67%) [later found total figure: 81%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: CFA franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 10% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1010 per capita |
| GNI USD 550 per capita //; - [ppp: 570] |
| GDP growth: -3% |
| income: USD 1120 per capita |
| import: USD 408 per capita //; - export: USD 948 per capita |
| trade: USD 694 per capita //; - or 105% of GDP |
| trade partners: FR US IT ES |
| human development index: 0,02 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 126 |
| female labour force: 44% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,026 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 2% //; - grass land: 29% //; - wooded area: 62% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 62% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 12% |
| agricultural products: timber, cassava, sugarcane, plantains, bananas, maize, groundnuts, avocados, cocoa, coffee |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 75-87 / goats: 285 / pigs: 46 / poultry: 1950 / sheep: 115 |
| fish catch: 43696 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 12% //; - part of industry in GDP: 37% |
| industrial products: petrochemicals, forestry, oil, brewing, cement |
| mining products: natural gas & oil, iron ore, bauxite, diamonds, potash, lead, copper, zinc |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,6 |
| services: labour force: 26% //; - part of services in GDP: 51% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 245 |
| electricity use (per capita): 48 |
| annual water use (per capita): 20 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 8410; or: 12800 km //; - of which paved: 10% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 11 per 1000 |
| railways: 795; or 894 km //; - railways passenger/km: 227 |
| navigable inland waterways: 1120; or: 4385km |
| ownership telephone: 8 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 95 -312 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 17 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 8 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 2170 |
| personal computers: 3,5 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Monts de la Lékéti 1040 m |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): noen |
| lakes (deepest): |
| rivers: Congo; and some important tributaries: Oubangi, Sangha |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: |
| caves: longest system: / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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