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Congo Republic of the information
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location:
western africa. bordering the south atlantic ocean. between angola and gabon
geographic coordinates:
1 00 s. 15 00 e
map references:
africa
area:
total: 342.000 sq km land: 341.500 sq km water: 500 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than montana
land boundaries:
total: 5.504 km border countries: angola 201 km. cameroon 523 km. central african republic 467 km. democratic republic of the congo 2.410 km. gabon 1.903 km
coastline:
169 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 200 nm
climate:
tropical; rainy season (march to june); dry season (june to october); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the equator
terrain:
coastal plain. southern basin. central plateau. northern basin
elevation extremes:
lowest point: atlantic ocean 0 m highest point: mount berongou 903 m
natural resources:
petroleum. timber. potash. lead. zinc. uranium. copper. phosphates. gold. magnesium. natural gas. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 0.51% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 99.36% (2001)
irrigated land:
10 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
seasonal flooding
environment - current issues:
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. ozone layer protection. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
about 70% of the population lives in brazzaville. pointe-noire. or along the railroad between them
population:
3.039.126 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 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 37.3% (male 571.011/female 563.414) 15-64 years: 59% (male 886.297/female 907.348) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 45.799/female 65.257) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 20.7 years male: 20.2 years female: 21.1 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.31% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
27.88 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
14.82 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 92.41 deaths/1.000 live births male: 98.48 deaths/1.000 live births female: 86.16 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 52.26 years male: 51.17 years female: 53.39 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
3.54 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
4.9% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
90.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
9.700 (2003 est.)
major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea. hepatitis a. and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
nationality:
noun: congolese (singular and plural) adjective: congolese or congo
ethnic groups:
kongo 48%. sangha 20%. m'bochi 12%. teke 17%. europeans and other 3% note: europeans estimated at 8.500. mostly french. before the 1997 civil war; may be half that in 1998. following the widespread destruction of foreign businesses in 1997
religions:
christian 50%. animist 48%. muslim 2%
languages:
french (official). lingala and monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages). many local languages and dialects (of which kikongo is the most widespread)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.8% male: 89.6% female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of the congo conventional short form: congo (brazzaville) local long form: republique du congo local short form: none former: middle congo. congo/brazzaville. congo
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