People (Zaire)
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     Population:
         39,084,400 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         45 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         13 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         97 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         52 years male, 56 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.1 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Zairian(s); adjective - Zairian
     Ethnic divisions:
         over 200 African ethnic groups, the majority are Bantu; four largest tribes
         - 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 (official), Lingala, Swahili, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
     Literacy:
         72% (male 84%, female 61%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         15,000,000; agriculture 75%, industry 13%, services 12%; wage earners 13%
         (1981); population of working age 51% (1985)
     Organized labor:
         National Union of Zairian Workers (UNTZA) was the only officially recognized
         trade union until April 1990; other unions are now in process of seeking
         official recognition