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Republic of Congo

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 Location: Central Africa
Bordering countries: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon
Area: 342,000 sq. km
Population statistics (based on United Nations sources):
  • Total: 2,864,000 (1999)
  • Growth rate: 3.01
  • Ratio of males per 100 females: 95.4
  • Age structure (1995 figures)
    • Percentage aged 0-4 : 18.5
    • Percentage aged 5-14 : 27.2
    • Percentage aged 15-24 : 19.2
    • Percentage aged 25-60 : 26.7
    • Percentage aged 60-over : 8.4
  • Population density: 8 per sq. km

Literacy rate: 78.4% (1998)
GNP in US$ billions: 1.9 (1998)
GNP per capita in US$: 680 (1998)
Human Development Index value: 0.507 (1998)
Human Development Index rank: 139 of 174 countries
Gender-related Development Index value: 0.499 (1998)
Gender-related Development Index rank: 114 of 174 countries

 

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The Republic of Congo, also known as Congo Brazzaville to distinguish its from its neighbour, the Democratic REpublic of Congo or Congo Kinshasa, lies on the western side of the lower Congo river.   The country is one of the most urbanised ones in Africa, with all the urban areas located between the port of Pointe Noire (over 500,000 people) and the capital city, Brazzaville (about 1 million people). The Congo gained its independence from France in 1960.

Congo Brazzaville is one of Africa's oil producers, and income from oils accounts for 90% of foreign exchange earnings. The large reserves of natural gas and other minerals are awaiting exploitation. Timber from natural forests in the north is the second most important export commodity. In the political scene, there is much rivalry for political power. The 1997 multiparty elections has to be postponed owing to serious clashes between the national army and the private militia.

In 1999, The number of connected telephone lines was approximately 22,000, giving a telephone density of 0.77 line per hundred people.

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