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GeographyLocation: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Area: Land boundaries: total 5,504 km, Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Gabon 1,903 km, Zaire 2,410 km Coastline: 169 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,504,996 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 39.86 births/1,000 population Death rate: 16.7 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 109.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.23 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2% Languages: French (official), African languages (Lingala and Kikongo are the most widely used)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1984)
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: Brazzaville Independence: 15 August 1960 (from France) Constitution: new constitution approved by referendum March 1992
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $6.7 billion National product real growth rate: -2.1% National product per capita: $2,820 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.2% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |