People of Congo DR and Kinshasa capital

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People of Congo DR

Kinshasa is the capital of the democratic republic of Congo

Kinshasa is the capital of Congo DR

The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reflects the diversity of its hundreds of ethnic groups and their differing ways of life throughout the country.

From the mouth of the River Congo on the coast, upriver through the rainforest and savanna in its centre, to the more densely populated mountains in the far east.

The customs and cultures of the Congo have retained much of their individuality up to now. The country's 60 million inhabitants are mainly rural. The 30 percent who live in urban areas, especially Kinshasa, have been the most open to Western influences.

Facts on the People of Congo DR

Population of the Democratic republic of Congo:	62,660,551 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 2006 est.)
Age structure of the Democratic republic of Congo:	0-14 years: 47.4% (male 14,906,488/female 14,798,210) 15-64 years: 50.1% (male 15,597,353/female 15,793,350) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 632,143/female 933,007) (2006 est.)
Median age of Congolese:	total: 16.2 years male: 16 years female: 16.4 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate of Congolese:	3.07% (2006 est.)
Birth rate of Congo DR:	43.69 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:	13.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Central Africa:	0.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: fighting between the Congolese Government and Uganda- and Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels spawned a regional war in DRC in August 1998, which left 2.33 million Congolese internally displaced and caused 412,000 Congolese refugees to flee to surrounding countries (2006 est.)
Sex ratio in the democratic republic of Congo - Central Africa:	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: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate of Congolese:	total: 88.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 96.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth of Congolese:	total population: 51.46 years male: 50.01 years female: 52.94 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:	6.45 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	4.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people in Congo DR living with HIV/AIDS:	1.1 million (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	100,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases of Congo DR:	degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2005)
Nationality of Congo DR:	noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo
Ethnic groups in Congo DR, Central Africa:	over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
Religions of Congolese:	Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
Languages spoken in Congo:	French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Literacy rate in the Democratic Republic of Congo:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba total population: 65.5% male: 76.2% female: 55.1% (2003 est.)

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