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Other pages in this profile of the Congo:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 3,903,318 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 11.4 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 46.1% (male 906,345/female 894,568) 15-64 years: 51% (male 989,126/female 1,002,682) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 45,560/female 65,037) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.7 years male: 16.5 years female: 17 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.696% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 41.76 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 12.28 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 81.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 86.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 75.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 53.74 years male: 52.52 years female: 55 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.92 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.9% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 90,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 9,700 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) animal contact disease: rabies (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3% |
Religions |
Definition Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% |
Languages |
Definition French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.8% male: 89.6% female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |
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