The capital of Congo is Brazzaville. The population is over 4 million as of 2011. The official language is French and the main religions are Christianity, Islam, and animism. Poverty has risen since the 1980s, affecting over half the population especially in rural areas. Access to services like water and transportation is difficult due to the country's vast distances and ruined infrastructure. HIV/AIDS affects over 5% of the population. Conflicts have displaced many and destroyed villages, leaving people without homes or possessions.

1. CONGO

2. The capital of Congo is Brazzville.
The official language is French.
The Population is 4,243,929 as for July 2011.
The nationality is Congolese.
The religion is Christian , Animist and Muslim.
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3. The president of Congo is
Denis Sassou Nguesso.

4. The Republic of Congo is located in Western
Africa and is bordered by Angola, Gabon and
Cameroon.
It has rivers like Congo River, Ruzizi River,
Sankuru River and lots more.

5.  Poverty has risen in the Republic of Congo since the 1980’s.
 Most of the country’s poor people, which is 64.8 per
cent, live in rural areas and women are hit the most in
poverty because almost a third of new born children
suffered from malnutrition.
 Access to water is also poor in rural areas where only 11 per
cent of people can get water.
 Unemployment is still growing because over 50 of
people are out of work.Young people and vulnerable groups
are particularly hit.

6.  Transportation has always been difficult in
the poor parts of Congo.
 Approximately two-thirds of the country
refers to water transports because the
distance between the places are vast.
 Roads were ruined a long time ago in Congo
and there is no money to rebuild
them.Almost a third of the population were
displaced.

8. Health Problems !
Hiv and Aids affects 5.3 per cent of
the population, but affects the 15-49
year age the most.
An estimated number of about 90,000
adults and children were living with
HIV/AIDS at the end of 2003.
The government supports these with
those illness issues and help them out
as much as possible.

9. RATES
Birth rate, crude (per 34.5
1,000 people) (2008)
Death rate, crude (per 12.9
1,000 people) (2008)

10. “Our village was completely
burned to the ground,” says
Malima Dominique. “We all
ran into the forest to hide
when we heard the guns and
the shooting. We only had the
clothes on our back. The
children were scared and
hungry and the elders were
exhausted. We stayed hidden
in the forest until it was quiet
again, but when a few of us
returned to Nko, we found
that it had been completely
burned to the ground – all our
houses and even the village
school. We have lost
everything we had”.
CONFLICTS IN THE COUNTRY