Death rate: 16.7 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 109.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 47.09 years male: 45.23 years female: 49 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Congolese (singular and plural) adjective: Congolese or Congo
Ethnic divisions: south: Kongo 48% north: Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12% center: Teke 17%, Europeans 8,500 (mostly French)
Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Languages: French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo
are the most widely used)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1984)
total population: 60%
male: 71%
female: 49%