CONGO REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO REPUBLIC OF THE REGION AFRICA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 15 1960 FROM FRANCE DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MARCH 1992 BUT BEING REDRAFTED POPULATION 2716814 1999 EST AREA 132047 SQ MI CAPITAL BRAZZAVILLE FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE ENERGY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE SUGARCANE CASSAVA COFFEE COTTON NATURAL RESOURCES OIL LEAD COPPER ZINC TIMBER CURRENCY CFA FRANC GDP 3.9 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1500 1998 EST LANGUAGES FRENCH OFFICIAL LINGALA KIKONGO RELIGIONS CHRISTIAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS MUSLIM LITERACY RATE 75 LIFE EXPECTANCY 45 YEARS MALE 49 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 38 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 16 PER 1000 POPULATION
