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  2.                                           CONGO 
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  4.                                            TN 
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  7.         OFFICIAL NAME:People's Republic of the Congo.
  8.         LOCATION:Central Western coast of Africa.
  9.         LAT/LONG:1S/15E
  10.         CONTINENT:Africa.
  11.         ZONES-ITU:52  CQ:36
  12.         TIME:+1 Hr.
  13.         AREA:132,046 Sq.M.  342,000 Sq.Km.
  14.         POPULATION:2,082,154  DENSITY:16/Sq.M.  (6.09/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:3.38%
  15.         LIFE EXPECTANCY:46.5
  16.         LITERACY RATE:Over 80%
  17.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:people's republic.
  18.         CAPITAL:Brazzaville.
  19.         LANGUAGES:French is official; many African languages with Lingala and 
  20.         Kikongo most widely used.
  21.         RELIGIONS:42% animist, 50% Christian, 2% Muslim.
  22.         CURRENCY:CFA franc.
  23.         GDP:$1.8 billion  ($1,140 per capita)  REAL GROWTH RATE:2.5% (1984).
  24.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:crude oil, cement, sawmilling, brewing, cigarettes, 
  25.         sugar milling, palm oil, soap.
  26.         AGRICULTURE:cash crops-sugar cane, wood, coffee, cocoa beans, palm 
  27.         kernels, peanuts, tobacco, bananas; food crops-root crops, rice,  corn,
  28.         bananas, manioc, fish, goats, chickens.
  29.         EXPORTS:oil (90% of total), lumber, tobacco, wood veneer, plywood, 
  30.         coffee, cocoa, sugar.  ($1.3 billion).
  31.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:18,100 telephones; 3 AM, 1 FM, 4 TV stations; 
  32.         1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station.
  33.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:15 August (Congolese National Day).
  34.         COMMERCIAL POWER:220/380V; 50Hz.
  35.         MISC:The Congo's socialist constitution was adopted in 1974. Its 
  36.         climate is tropical with a rainy season from March to June; dry season 
  37.         from June to October; constantly high temperatures and humidity; 
  38.         particularly enervating climate at the Equator. 2% of the land is 
  39.         arable, 62% is forested. 75% of the work force is engaged in 
  40.         agriculture. Member of UN since 1960.
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  42.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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