1. Republic of Congo A Diego Production By: Diego

2. Republic Of Congo Coat of arms

3. Why do They speak French in Republic of Congo? The Republic of Congo has French as an official language because it was under the control August 15, 1960

4. Demographics Population: 4,243,929 (July 2011 est.) % of total population live in urban areas Life expectancy: 54.99 years Total fertility: 5.68 Sanitary Facility access: Improved: urban: 31% of population rural: 29% of population total: 30% of population unimproved: urban: 69% of population rural: 71% of population total: 70% of population (2008)

5. Demographics continue… People living with HIV/AIDS: 77,000 (2009 est.) * Deaths per year due to HIV/AIDS : 5,100 * Literacy rate: 83.8%

6. Education Republic of Congo has public schools that are “free” to attend to until the age of 16.  Attending to school in RC is expensive although its free, tools such as books and basic school supplies can get to be somewhat expensive only a small portion of their population attends to school.

7. Geography Borders south Atlantic ocean 342,000 sq miles (slightly smaller than Montana) 168 km of coastline Rainy season march-June Dry season June-October Highest point 903 km above sea level About 70% of the population lives in Brazzaville It’s largest city

8. Ethnicity Ethnic groups: Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%

9. Military Military Branches: Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armies Congolese's, FAC): Army (Armed de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armed de lair Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) Women are allowed to serve and you must be 18 years of age to volunteer.

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