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CONGO
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Official Name: |
Republic of the Congo |
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Capital: |
Brazzaville |
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Administrative divisions: |
9 regions:Bouenza, Brazzaville, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha |
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Area ('000 Sq. Km.): |
342 |
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Population: |
2.700.000 |
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Region: |
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon. |
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Official Language: |
French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo are the most widely used) |
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Independence: |
15 August 1960 (from France) |
| National holiday: |
National Day, 15 August |
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Legal System: |
based on French civil law system and customary law Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal. |
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Constitution: |
new constitution approved by referendum March 1992 |
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GNP Pro Capita (US $) - 1998 |
3.020 |
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Literacy Rate (Percentage)99 |
60% |
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Life Expectancy (Years) - 97 |
49 |
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CPI Inflation (Percentage) - 99 |
4,3% |
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GDP Growth (Percentage) - 2000 |
0% |
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Industries & natural resources |
petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas,petroleum, cement, lumbering, brewing, sugar milling, palm oil, soap, cigarette |
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Exchange rates |
Current Convert for a CFA franc X US$1 = |
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Agriculture |
cassava; other crops - rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables; cash crops include coffee and cocoa; forest products important export earner; imports over 90% of food needs. |
| cassava; other crops - rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables; cash crops include coffee and cocoa; forest products important export earner; imports over 90% of food needs. |
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