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Congo

Covering an area of 342,000 km2 , the Republic of Congo (also known as Congo) is located in the heart of the world's second-largest rainforest, after the Amazon basin. The country is also home to part of the world's largest tropical peatland, an ecosystem that absorbs and stores large amounts of carbon. With a population of 5.7 million in 2022, the country has one of the lowest population densities in Africa. In terms of land tenure, the underpopulation of rural areas helps preserve forests but poses challenges to agricultural production and food security.
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Land Area
34,150,000 ha
GINI Index
48.9
GDP/Capita
5,024.1 USD
Total population
5,244,363
Urban population
66.9 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
31.1 %
Perceived tenure security
55.8 %
Primary forests
7,407,000 ha
Women owning land
3.2 %

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Research published in 2017 established the existence, area and depth of the world's largest peatland, straddling swamp forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congo. Given the importance of these discoveries, the government of the Republic of Congo committed to protecting them in the Brazzaville Declaration and the Resolution UNEP/EA.4/RES.16 on the conservation and sustainable management of peatlands of 15 March 2019.