Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: seasonal flooding
Environment-current issues: air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from the dumping of raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation
Environment-international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94 signed, but not ratified: Desertification, Law of the Sea
Geography-note: about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville,
Pointe Noire, or along the railroad between them
@Congo, Republic of the:People
Population: 2,658,123 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 569,382; female 563,327) 15-64 years: 54% (male 700,507; female 734,447) 65 years and over: 3% (male 36,383; female 54,077) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.21% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 38.5 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)