République du Congo

Exact population: 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.)
Literacy: Total population: 83.8%; male: 89.6%; female: 78.4%
Ethnicities: 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
Land boundaries: Total: 5,504 km; border countries: Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km
Terrain: Coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m
Imports: France 32.7%, US 10.1%, Germany 6.2%, Italy 6%, China 5.2%, Netherlands 4.5% (2004)
Exports: China 26.8%, Taiwan 19.2%, North Korea 8.4%, US 7.3%, France 5.5%, South Korea 4.8% (2004)
Industries: Petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes

Source: CIA World Factbook