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Congo, Republic of the

2015 Edition — sovereign

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Communications
Broadcast media [time series]
1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007)
Internet country code [time series]
.cg
Internet users [time series]
total: 89,500 | percent of population: 1.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 171
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order | domestic: fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 90 per 100 persons | international: country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines [time series]
total subscriptions: 16,300 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 193
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
total: 4.9 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 118
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1 (2001)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
cassava (manioc, tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Budget [time series]
revenues: $5.791 billion | expenditures: $6.838 billion (2014 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
-7.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 200
Central bank discount rate [time series]
4.25% (31 December 2009) | 4.75% (31 December 2008) | country comparison to the world: 95
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
14.8% (31 December 2014 est.) | 14.8% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 42
Current account balance [time series]
-$1.273 billion (2014 est.) | -$601 million (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131
Debt - external [time series]
$3.763 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.452 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
The economy is a mixture of subsistence farming and hunting, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013 may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including recently concluded Article IV consultations. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The recent drop in oil prices has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. Officially the country became a net external creditor as of 2011, with external debt representing only about 16% of GDP and debt servicing less than 3% of government revenue.
Exchange rates [time series]
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - | 494.42 (2014 est.) | 494.42 (2013 est.) | 510.53 (2012 est.) | 471.87 (2011 est.) | 495.28 (2010 est.)
Exports [time series]
$9.12 billion (2014 est.) | $9.463 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 98
Exports - commodities [time series]
petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
Exports - partners [time series]
China 52%, Australia 8.3%, Italy 8.2%, US 4% (2014)
Fiscal year [time series]
calendar year
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$13.55 billion (2014 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$28.36 billion (2014 est.) | $26.54 billion (2013 est.) | $25.69 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 130
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 40.8% | government consumption: 15.8% | investment in fixed capital: 33.8% | investment in inventories: 0% | exports of goods and services: 80.1% | imports of goods and services: -70.5% | (2014 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 4.8% | industry: 69.4% | services: 25.8% (2014 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$6,600 (2014 est.) | $6,200 (2013 est.) | $6,000 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 155
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
6.8% (2014 est.) | 3.3% (2013 est.) | 3.8% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27
Gross national saving [time series]
32.8% of GDP (2014 est.) | 26.5% of GDP (2013 est.) | 23.6% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 17
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: 2.1% | highest 10%: 37.1% (2005)
Imports [time series]
$4.939 billion (2014 est.) | $4.789 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 133
Imports - commodities [time series]
capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs
Imports - partners [time series]
Algeria 47.8%, China 10.6%, France 9%, Italy 4.3% (2014)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
5.1% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 51
Industries [time series]
petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
0.9% (2014 est.) | 4.6% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 54
Labor force [time series]
1.807 million (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 124
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$NA
Population below poverty line [time series]
46.5% (2011 est.)
Public debt [time series]
36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) | 32.1% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$4.939 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $5.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
Stock of broad money [time series]
$5.119 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | $4.795 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
Stock of domestic credit [time series]
$44.13 million (31 December 2014 est.) | $-1.136 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 183
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$4.223 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $4.192 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 108
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
42.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31
Unemployment rate [time series]
53% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
6.691 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 116
Crude oil - exports [time series]
278,400 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27
Crude oil - imports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 171
Crude oil - production [time series]
250,000 bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37
Electricity - consumption [time series]
740 million kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162
Electricity - exports [time series]
0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 119
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
12.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 197
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
87.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 15
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 65
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 166
Electricity - imports [time series]
55 million kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 101
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
238,000 kW (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 158
Electricity - production [time series]
1.303 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
1.65 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 83
Natural gas - exports [time series]
39 million cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 48
Natural gas - imports [time series]
0 cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 176
Natural gas - production [time series]
1.65 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
90.61 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
15,000 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
5,160 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 94
Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]
2,571 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 178
Refined petroleum products - production [time series]
17,740 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 95
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 342,000 sq km | land: 341,500 sq km | water: 500 sq km | country comparison to the world: 64
Area - comparative [time series]
slightly smaller than Montana
Climate [time series]
tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Coastline [time series]
169 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]
total: 0.05 cu km/yr (69%/26%/4%) | per capita: 13.99 cu m/yr (2005)
Geographic coordinates [time series]
1 00 S, 15 00 E
Geography - note [time series]
about 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or along the railroad between them
Irrigated land [time series]
20 sq km (2003)
Land boundaries [time series]
total: 5,008 km | border countries (5): Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Gabon 2,567 km
Land use [time series]
agricultural land: 31.1% | arable land 1.6%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 29.3% | forest: 65.6% | other: 3.3% (2011 est.)
Location [time series]
Central Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Map references [time series]
Africa
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
seasonal flooding
Natural resources [time series]
petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower
Terrain [time series]
coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin
Total renewable water resources [time series]
832 cu km (2011)
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
12 departments (departments, singular - department); Bouenza, Brazzaville, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pointe-Noire, Pool, Sangha
Capital [time series]
name: Brazzaville | geographic coordinates: 4 15 S, 15 17 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Citizenship [time series]
citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the Republic of the Congo | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Constitution [time series]
previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002 (2015)
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Republic of the Congo | conventional short form: Congo (Brazzaville) | local long form: Republique du Congo | local short form: Congo | former: French Congo, Middle Congo, People's Republic of the Congo, Congo/Brazzaville
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Stephanie S. SULLIVAN (since 12 August 2013) | embassy: 70-83 Section D, Maya-Maya Boulevard, Brazzaville | mailing address: B.P. 1015, Brazzaville | telephone: [242] 06 612-2000
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Serge MOMBOULI (since 31 July 2001) | chancery: 1720 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 | telephone: [1] (202) 726-5500 | FAX: [1] (202) 726-1860
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government | head of government: President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997); note - the position of prime minister was abolished in September 2009 | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 July 2009 (next to be held in 2016) | election results: Denis SASSOU-Nguesso reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (FDU) 78.6%, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia MBOUNGOU (independent) 7.5%, Nicephore Fylla de SAINT-EUDES 7%, other 6.9%
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; green symbolizes agriculture and forests, yellow the friendship and nobility of the people, red is unexplained but has been associated with the struggle for independence | note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Government type [time series]
republic
Independence [time series]
15 August 1960 (from France)
International law organization participation [time series]
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International organization participation [time series]
ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch [time series]
highest court(s): Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); note - the High Court of Justice, outside the judicial authority, tries cases involving treason by the president of the republic | judge selection and term of office: judges elected by parliament and serve until retirement age | subordinate courts: courts of appeal; regional and district courts; employment tribunals; juvenile courts
Legal system [time series]
mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law
Legislative branch [time series]
description: bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-half of membership renewed every three years) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: Senate - last held on 12 October 2014 for 36 of the expiry seats (next to be held in 2020); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in July 2017) | election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, other 7, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 89, MCDDI 7, UPADS 7, RDPS 5, MAR 4, RC 3, MUST 2, UPDP 2, CPR 1, PRL 1, PUR 1, UFD 1, UR 1, independent 12, vacant 3
National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]
name: "La Congolaise" (The Congolese) | lyrics/music: Jacques TONDRA and Georges KIBANGHI/Jean ROYER and Joseph SPADILIERE | note: originally adopted 1959, restored 1991
National holiday [time series]
Independence Day, 15 August (1960)
National symbol(s) [time series]
lion, elephant; national colors: green, yellow, red
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Action Movement for Renewal or MAR [Roland BOUITI-VIAUDO] | Citizen's Rally or RC | Congolese Labour Party or PCT [Denis SASSOY-NGUESSO] | Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Guy Price Parfait KO] | Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work or MUST [Claudine MUNARI] | Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Pascal Tsaty MABIALA] | Party for the Unity of the Republic or PUR | Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress or UPDP [Auguste-Celestin GONGARD NKOUA | Prospects and Realities Club or CPR | Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Bernard BATCHI] | Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMP | Republican and Liberal Party or PRL | Union for the Republic or UR | Union of Democratic Forces | Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR | United Democratic Forces or FDU [Sebastian EBAO]; many smaller parties
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
Congolese Trade Union Congress or CSC | General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students or UGEEC | Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women or URFC | Union of Congolese Socialist Youth or UJSC
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, and ushered in a period of ethnic and political unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003. The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term.
Military
Manpower available for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 928,664 | females age 16-49: 914,265 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service [time series]
males age 16-49: 577,944 | females age 16-49: 566,587 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]
male: 50,000 | female: 49,641 (2010 est.)
Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]
Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2013)
Military service age and obligation [time series]
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces (2012)
People and Society
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 41.33% (male 991,327/female 973,745) | 15-24 years: 17.48% (male 415,282/female 415,817) | 25-54 years: 34.12% (male 819,204/female 803,062) | 55-64 years: 4.08% (male 95,755/female 98,295) | 65 years and over: 3% (male 62,332/female 80,278) (2015 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
35.85 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20
Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]
total number: 252,171 | percentage: 25% (2005 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]
11.8% (2012) | country comparison to the world: 61
Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]
44.7% (2011/12)
Death rate [time series]
10 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 45
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 86.2% | youth dependency ratio: 79.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 6.8% | potential support ratio: 14.7% (2015 est.)
Drinking water source [time series]
urban: 95.8% of population | rural: 40% of population | total: 76.5% of population | urban: 4.2% of population | rural: 60% of population | total: 23.5% of population (2015 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
6.2% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 39
Ethnic groups [time series]
Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
2.75% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
4,400 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
80,700 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 46
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
4.1% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 179
Hospital bed density [time series]
1.6 beds/1,000 population (2005)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 57.92 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 62.97 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 52.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 24
Languages [time series]
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 58.79 years | male: 57.64 years | female: 59.98 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 200
Literacy [time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 79.3% | male: 86.4% | female: 72.9% (2015 est.)
Major infectious diseases [time series]
degree of risk: very high | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever | vectorborne disease: malaria and dengue fever | animal contact disease: rabies | water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2013)
Major urban areas - population [time series]
BRAZZAVILLE (capital) 1.888 million; Pointe-Noire 969,000 (2015)
Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]
442 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16
Median age [time series]
total: 19.8 years | male: 19.6 years | female: 19.9 years (2015 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Congolese (singular and plural) | adjective: Congolese or Congo
Net migration rate [time series]
-5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 197
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
9.7% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 163
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
Population [time series]
4,755,097 | note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
Population growth rate [time series]
2% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 50
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 33.1%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22.3%, Protestant 19.9%, Salutiste 2.2%, Muslim 1.6%, Kimbanguiste 1.5%, other 8.1%, none 11.3% (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access [time series]
urban: 20% of population | rural: 5.6% of population | total: 15% of population | urban: 80% of population | rural: 94.4% of population | total: 85% of population (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 11 years | male: 11 years | female: 11 years (2012)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female | total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
4.68 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 65.4% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 3.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is undefined except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area
Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]
refugees (country of origin): 23,376 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 9,104 (Rwanda) (2014); 29,884 (Central African Republic) (2015) | IDPs: 7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2014)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
27 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 125
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 8 | over 3,047 m: 2 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 19 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 | 914 to 1,523 m: 9 | 2 (2013)
Merchant marine [time series]
registered in other countries: 1 (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 148
Pipelines [time series]
gas 232 km; liquid petroleum gas 4 km; oil 982 km (2013)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
major seaport(s): Pointe-Noire | river port(s): Brazzaville (Congo); Impfondo (Oubangi); Ouesso (Sangha); Oyo (Alima) | oil terminal(s): Djeno
Railways [time series]
total: 510 km | narrow gauge: 510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 94
Roadways [time series]
total: 17,000 km | paved: 1,212 km | unpaved: 15,788 km (2006) | country comparison to the world: 118
Waterways [time series]
1,120 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui Rivers above Brazzaville; there are many ferries across the river to Kinshasa; the Congo south of Brazzaville-Kinshasa to the coast is not navigable because of rapids, necessitating a rail connection to Pointe Noire; other rivers are used for local traffic only) (2011) | country comparison to the world: 61