GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $15.1 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $18.36 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $4,600 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Brazzaville
Population (Estimated July 2012): 4,366,266
Area: 342,000 km2 or 132,047 mi2
Currency: CFA franc (CFAF)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 50% of the population are Christian, 48% are Animist and 2% are Muslim)
Highest Mountain: Mount Berongou at 903m or 2,963ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +1:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha
Leaders: President is Denis Sassou Nguesso
Additional: Gained Independence from France on the 15th of August 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
