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Population:
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3,702,314
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.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 46.4%
(male 864,407/female 853,728)
15-64 years: 50.7% (male 930,390/female 945,545)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 44,430/female 63,814) (2006 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 16.6 years
male: 16.4 years
female: 16.9 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.6% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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42.57 births/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Death rate:
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12.93 deaths/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-3.62 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 85.29
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 79.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 52.8
years
male: 51.65 years
female: 53.98 years (2006 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.07 children born/woman
(2006 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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4.9% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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90,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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9,700 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very
high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and
typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2005) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Congolese
(singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo |
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Ethnic groups:
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Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%,
M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3% |
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Religions:
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Christian 50%, animist 48%,
Muslim 2%
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Languages:
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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:
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definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |
