Republic of the Congo Facts and Figures.

Republic of the Congo Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of the Congo Brazzaville 342,000 sq km 132,000 sq mi PEOPLE Population 3,903,318 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.70 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 6,165,891 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 9,618,358 (2050 estimate) Population density 11 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 30 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 54 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 46 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Brazzaville Pointe-Noire 1,080,000 (2003 estimate) 724,527 (2007 estimate) Ethnic groups Kongo 48 percent Sangha 20 percent M'Bochi 12 percent T eke 17 percent O ther 3 percent Languages French (official), African languages (Kikongo, Lingala, and Teke are the most widely used) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 49 percent Protestant 17 percent Independent Christian 13 percent Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 5 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 14 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Female Male Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 53.7 years (2008 estimate) 55 years (2008 estimate) 52.5 years (2008 estimate) 81 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 5,050 people (2004) 299 people (1990) Literacy rate Total 85.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 80.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 91.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4.4 percent (2002-2003) 10 years (2002-2003) 65 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 15 March 1992; suspended in 1997; a new constitution adopted in July 2002 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 10,000 (2004) 3.1 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $7.4 billion (2006) $2,001.80 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 4.2 percent (2006) I ndustry 73.5 percent (2006) Services 22.3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 1,543,905 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 49 percent (1990) I ndustry 15 percent (1990) Services 37 percent (1990) Unemployment rate National budget (U.S.$) Not available Total revenue Total expenditure $708 million (2003) $1,103 million (2003) Monetary unit 1 Communaut* Financière Africaine (CFA) franc, consisting of 100 centimes Major trade partners for exports Taiwan, United States, South Korea, China, and Germany Major trade partners for imports France, Italy, United States, Belgium, and India ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 0.29 percent (2003 estimate) 99.71 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 126 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 4 (2004) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 13 (1998 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 0.13 (2003) 8 (1995 estimate) 20 (1997) 5 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.