Congo
- Official Name:
- Republic of the Congo (Congo)
- Area:
- 342.000 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 3.800.610 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 169 km
- Capital:
- Brazzaville
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Brazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire
- Maritime claims:
-
- Political divisions:
- 10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune; Bouenza, Brazzaville, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha
- Language(s):
- French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 15 August (1960)
- Nationality:
- Congolese (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW (signatory), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .cg
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.400 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 5.163.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 7,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 6,2%
- Industry: 55,3%
- Services: 38,5%
- Labor force:
- ND
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- ND (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 2,6% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 27,2% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD2.985.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.664.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 1.215.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 5.996.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
- Exports - Partners:
- China 38,4%, US 28,6%, Taiwan 11,6%, South Korea 7,1% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.964.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs
- Imports - partners:
- France 23,1%, China 10,1%, US 7,3%, India 7,2%, Italy 6,7%, Belgium 4,5% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 547.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 5.000.000.000 (2000)
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