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Population:
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2,954,258
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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.4% (male 570,491; female 563,079)
15-64 years: 58% (male 844,655; female 868,851)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 44,166; female 63,016) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 20.2 years
male: 19.8 years
female: 20.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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1.53% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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29.46 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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14.2 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 95.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 89.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 101.45 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 50.02 years
male: 49.04 years
female: 51.02 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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7.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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110,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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11,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Congolese (singular and plural)
adjective: Congolese or Congo
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Ethnic groups:
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Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
note: Europeans estimated at 8,500, mostly French, before the 1997 civil war; may be half that in 1998, following the widespread destruction of foreign businesses in 1997
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Religions:
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Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
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Languages:
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French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
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