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Congo, Democratic Republic of the People - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/congo_democratic_republic_of_the/congo_democratic_republic_of_the_people.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population
55,225,478
Age structure
Population growth rate 2.79% (2002 est.) Birth rate 45.55 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) Death rate 14.93 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) Net migration rate
-2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate 98.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate 6.77 children born/woman (2002 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 5.07% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 1.1 million (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths 95,000 (1999 est.) Nationality
Ethnic groups over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the 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 indigenous beliefs 10% Languages French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Literacy
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