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Capital: Brazzaville
Area: 342,000 sq km / 132,012 sq ml
Language: French, Kongo languages
Currency: Franc CFA
Population: 2,954,258
Life expectancy: 52 (men), 57 (women)
Literacy rate: 70%
Religions: Animist, Christian, Muslim
Physical features: Narrow coastal plain rising to central plateau, half the country is rainforest
Ethnic distribution: Mainly Bantu with 15 main groups and approx 75 tribes, main groups Kongo and Bakongo
Exports: Timber, petroleum, cocoa, sugar
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