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Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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Other pages in this profile of the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 66,514,506 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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 29.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 47.1% (male 15,711,817/female 15,594,449) 15-64 years: 50.4% (male 16,672,399/female 16,875,468) 65 years and over: 2.5% (male 674,766/female 985,607) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.3 years male: 16.1 years female: 16.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.236% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 43 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 11.88 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 83.11 deaths/1,000 live births male: 91.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 74.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 53.98 years male: 52.22 years female: 55.8 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.28 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 1.1 million (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 100,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, plague, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo |
Ethnic groups |
Definition over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% |
Languages |
Definition French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba total population: 67.2% male: 80.9% female: 54.1% (2001 est.) |
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