Republic of the Congo

Capital city — Brazzaville

Country population
5,244,363
i
2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Semi-Presedential Republic
Human Development Index
0.608
(138/188)
i
2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
10.2
i
2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Total number of prisoners
1,388
estimated figure
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
27
estimated figure
i
09/2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
616.9 %
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
12
i
2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
3.7 %
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
4.4 %
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
60 %
estimated percent…
i
09/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 2015
i
PdM

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Introduction

Country population

5,244,363

i

2018

Type of government

Semi-Presedential Republic

Human Development Index

0.608

(138/188)

i

2018

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

10.2

i

2016

/ WHO, World Health Organization