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Congo

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currency: Central African CFA franc
capital city: Brazzaville
region: Middle Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 341,500 km²
population: 6,106,869 people
political leader: Denis Sassou Nguesso (President)

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Summary

Congo is a country. The capital city is Brazzaville, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 341,500 km², a population of 6,106,869 people and uses the currency Central African CFA franc. The President is Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Location on a map: [-1°0′S, 15°0′E]

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Environment

Congo is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Middle Africa and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 106,780.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 1.43 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 7.44 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 50.60 % of population
Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 46.66 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 53.34 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.00 % of total
Net energy imports: -496.60 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 4.09 births per woman
Forest area: 219,310 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 40.48 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 25.96 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 14.40
Methane emissions: 17.49 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.68 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 3,056,928 people
Male population: 3,049,941 people
Renewable energy consumption: 71.40 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 340,340.84 km²
Rural population: 1,881,648 people
Urban land area: 420.26 km²
Urban population: 4,225,221 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 0.71 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Congo by population

Cities in Congo

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Evolution of historical land area in Congo

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Geographical distribution of sites in Congo by area

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Evolution of historical agricultural land in Congo

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Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Congo

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Congo

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Congo

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Sites in Congo

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Evolution of historical net energy imports in Congo

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Proportion of transboundary sites in Congo

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Congo by mean width

Wildfires in Congo

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Politics

Armed forces personnel: 12,000 people
Democracy score: 3.31
Democracy type: Authoritarian
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 27,000 people
Individuals using the internet: 36.25 % of population
Military expenditure: 1.85 % of GDP
Net migration: -1,000 people
Press freedom: 2.17
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 14.57 %

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Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Congo

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Congo

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Evolution of historical net migration in Congo

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Congo

Political parties in Congo

Distribution of politicians from Congo by birth year

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Business

Central government debt: 25.48 % of GDP
Expense: 16.13 % of GDP
Gdp: 15,321,055,818.33 current US$
Inflation: 4.30 annual %
Self-employed workers: 75.77 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 6.51 % of GDP
Unemployment: 20.05 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 74.54 % of total employment

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Distribution of companies founded in Congo by year

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Evolution of historical central government debt in Congo

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Evolution of historical inflation in Congo

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Evolution of historical unemployment in Congo

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Exchanges in Congo

Proportion of shops per country in Congo

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Health

Birth rate: 30.18 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 7.28 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 80.51 current US$
Health expenditure: 3.88 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 2.89 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 1.60 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 63
Suicide mortality rate: 6.50 per 100,000 population

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Relationship between access to electricity and birth rate over time in Congo

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Evolution of historical health expenditure in Congo

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Congo

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Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Congo

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Congo

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Diseases in Congo

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Congo

Proportion of diseases in Congo by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Congo by start date

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Relationship between cases and deaths in Congo

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Congo by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Congo

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Competitions in Congo

Proportion of competitions per country in Congo

Distribution of competitions in Congo by start date

Proportion of medals won by Congo in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Congo

Distribution of artists from Congo by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Congo

Geographical distribution of museums in Congo by visitors

Museums in Congo

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Congo by total students

Distribution of universities in Congo per foundation year

Universities in Congo

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In literature

There is no book written about Congo in the database

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