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Republic of Congo
National name: République Populaire du Congo
President: Denis Sassou-Nguesso (1997)
Area: 132,046 sq. mi. (342,000 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 2,716,814 (average annual rate of natural increase: 2.16%); birth rate: 38.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 100.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 21
Capital and largest city (1992 est.): Brazzaville, 937,580
Other large city (1992 est.): Pointe-Noire, 576,206
Monetary unit: Franc CFA
Languages: French, Lingala, Kikongo, others
Ethnicity/race: south: Kongo 48%; north: Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%; center: Teke 17%, Europeans 8,500 (mostly French)
Religions: 50% Christian, 48% animist, 2% Muslim
Literacy rate: 57%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $3.9 billion; $1,500 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.5%. Inflation: 5% (1997 est.). Unemployment rate: n.a. Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products. Labor force: n.a. Industry: petroleum extraction, cement kilning, lumbering, brewing, sugar milling, palm oil, soap, cigarette making. Natural resources: petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas. Exports: $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1997): petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds. Imports: $803 million (f.o.b. 1997): intermediate manufactures, capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, petroleum products. Major trading partners: U.S., Belgium-Luxembourg, Taiwan, China, France, Italy, U.K.
