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National name:République du Congo

Languages:French (official), Lingala, Monokutuba, Kikongo, many local languages and dialects

Ethnicity/race:Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%

National Holiday:Independence Day, August 15

Religions:Roman Catholic 33.1%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22.3%, Protestant 19.9%, Salutiste 2.2%, Muslim 1.6%, Kimbanguiste 1.5%, other 8.1%, none 11.3% (2010 est.)

Literacy rate:83.8% (2003 est.)

Economic summary:GDP/PPP(2013 est.): $20.26 billion; per capita $4,800.Real growth rate:5.8%.Inflation:1.7%.Unemployment:53% (2012).Arable land:1.46%.Agriculture:cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products.Labor force:2.89 million (2011)Industries:petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes.Natural resources: petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas, hydropower.Exports:$9.912 billion (2013 est.): petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds.Imports:$4.297 billion (2013 est.): capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs.Major trading partners:China, U.S., France, Belgium, India, Australia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands (2004).

Communications: Telephones:main lines in use: 14,900 (2012); mobile cellular: 4.283 million (2012).Broadcast media:1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007).Internet hosts:45 (2012).Internet users:245,200 (2009).

Transportation: Railways:total: 886 km (2008).Highways:total: 17,289 km; (2004 est.).Waterways:1,120 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui rivers above Brazzaville; there are many ferries across the river to Kinshasa; the Congo south of Brazzaville-Kinshasa to the coast is not navigable because of rapids, thereby necessitating a rail connection to Pointe Noire; other rivers are used for local traffic only) (2011).Ports and harbors:Brazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire.Airports:27 (2013 est.).

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