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GeographyLocation: Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area: Land boundaries: total 10,271 km, Angola 2,511 km, Burundi 233 km, Central African Republic 1,577 km, Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda 217 km, Sudan 628 km, Uganda 765 km, Zambia1,930 km Coastline: 37 km
PeoplePopulation: 44,060,636 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.18% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 48.33 births/1,000 population Death rate: 16.57 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 108.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: over 200 African ethnic groups, the majority are Bantu; four largesttribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic)make up about 45% of the population Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and traditional beliefs 10% Languages: French, Lingala, Swahili, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
Government
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Type: republic with a strong presidential system Capital: Kinshasa Independence: 30 June 1960 (from Belgium) Constitution: 24 June 1967, amended August 1974, revised 15 February 1978; amendedApril 1990; new transitional constitution promulgated in April 1994
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $18.8 billion National product real growth rate: 4% National product per capita: $440 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 40% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |