World Summary --- Congo

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	COG
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Congo
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Region
Level2 Type	District/Commune
Number of Units	46
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1984
Ref. Year Last	1994
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	2,224
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	2,656
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	2,220
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	2,561
Difference '90	-0.2 %
Difference '95	-3.7 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	342,000
Resolution (km)	86
PopPerUnit ('000)	56
Resources
Web Site 1	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The population figures for 1960-90 are, in turn, based on the OECD/Club du Sahel West Africa Long Term Perspective Study (WALTPS), and were estimated by Benoit Ninnin. The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimate. Pop data sources: Republique Populaire du Congo (1987), Annuaire Statistque, Ministere du Plan, Brazzaville (1974 data) Republique Populaire du Congo (1987), Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat de 1984, Vol. 3: Resultats Definitifs, Tome I: Ensemble du Pays, Direction des Statistiques Demographiques et Sociales, Brazzaville District level data available for 1974 - only province level data for 1984. Province level growth rates were used for interpolation, except for communes (6 major cities) for which data was available for 74 and 84, for Brazzaville and Pointe Noire also for 1960 from UNSTAT. These cities were treated explicitly, while the residual population in the corresponding district was interpolated using aggregate province growth rates. For 1960, the estimated figures were adjusted uniformly to match the 1960 estimates of UN Pop Division for Congo. Boundaries digitized from 1:1m IGN map.

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