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Population: |
2,998,040
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 2004
est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years:
37.9% (male 571,224; female 563,723)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 865,596; female 888,125)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 45,093; female 64,279) (2004
est.) |
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Median age: |
total:
20.4 years
male: 20 years
female: 20.9 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.42% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate: |
28.66 births/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
14.49 deaths/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 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 (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total:
93.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 87.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 99.95 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
49.51 years
male: 48.51 years
female: 50.55 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
3.54 children
born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
4.9% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
90,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
9,700 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases: |
typhoid fever, malaria
overall degree of risk: very high (2004) |
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Nationality: |
noun:
Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo |
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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 |
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Religions: |
Christian 50%, animist
48%, Muslim 2% |
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Languages: |
French (official),
Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local
languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |