| Country (long form) |
Republic of the Congo |
| Capital |
Brazzaville |
| Total Area |
132,046.94 sq mi
342,000.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Montana) |
| Population |
2,830,961 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| 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 |
44.49 male, 50.47 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,530 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
petroleum extraction, cement kilning, lumbering, brewing, sugar milling, palm oil, soap, 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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