Area: 342,000 sq km
Capital: Brazzaville
Principal cities: Brazzaville, Pointe Noire
Official language: French
Independence day: 15 August
Population: 3,800,610 (CIA july 2010 est.)
Demographic growth: 2.754% (CIA 2010 est.)
Life expectancy: 54.15 years (est. CIA 2010)
Literacy rate: 83.8%
Religion(s): Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Human development index: 139th out of 177 countries
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
GDP: $9.532 billion (CIA 2009 est.)
GDP per capital: $3,900 (CIA 2009 est.)
Growth rate: 7.6% (CIA 2009 est.)
Rate of unemployment: NA
Rate of inflation: 4% (CIA 2009 est.)
Net budgetary position: - 8,3 % of GDP
Balance of payment: + 7,1 billion US$ (2007)
Export partners: US 40.08%, China 30.18%, France 8.17%, Taiwan 6.4%, India 4.2%(CIA 2009)
Import partners: France 20.64%, China 14.54%, Italy 9.56%, US 9.02%, India 5.55%, , Belgium 4.51% (CIA 2009)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture (wood) : 4.7 % Industry : 63% Services : 32.2% (CIA 2006 est.)