The World Bank supports the following sectors in the Republic of Congo: infrastructure, human development, agriculture, and governance and private sector development.
Its population of 6. More than half of the population lives in its two main cities — Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. The country is one of the least densely populated in Africa, with Covered mainly by tropical forests, the Republic of Congo is home to one of the largest areas of tropical peatlands, a fragile ecosystem that plays a crucial role in climate regulation.
The country also has a wealth of mineral resources that remain largely untapped. President Denis Sassou Nguesso was reelected in March He led the country for the first time from to , returned to power in , and has won all elections since The current Prime Minister, Anatole Collinet Makosso, who was appointed in May , is leading a government whose priorities include institutional, economic, financial, social, and inclusive governance.
With a human capital index HCI of 0. The country has made modest improvements in access to health and education but continues to face structural challenges. Infant mortality remains high at a rate of 32 deaths per 1, live births.
The dynamics of social exclusion and drivers of fragility in the Republic of Congo are multidimensional and further exacerbated by poverty and inequality.
