Map of Congo-Brazzaville Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 342,000 sq.km.~
Population (1997): 2,822,000 **
Population density: 8.3 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1980/1997): 41/60*
Population growth (1985-1990/1995-2000): 3.0/2.8**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 48.7/50.9**
Fertility rate (1975-80/1995-2000): 6.3/5.9**
Capital: Brazzaville
Largest city/population (1992): Brazzaville/937,600~
Gross National Product (1997): $1.8 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $660*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): 0.3%¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 135/0.533
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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