People Of Congo, Republic of the

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.)
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.)
Median age	total: 20.4 years male: 20 years female: 20.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	1.42% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	28.66 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	14.49 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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.)
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
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 49.51 years male: 48.51 years female: 50.55 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.54 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	4.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	90,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	9,700 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo
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
Religions	Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Languages	French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Literacy	conventional long form: Republic of the Congo conventional short form: Congo (Brazzaville) local short form: none former: Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo local long form: Republique du Congo

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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