The BaKongo, numbering three to four million, live in west-central Africa The unitary character of the Kongo group and the identity of the various subgroups are artifacts of colonial rule and ethnography. Most men and many women work, or seek work, in urban areas for most of their working lives. The rural population consists disproportionately of children and elderly people.

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africa, culture

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counties and their cultures, kongo, most men and many women work, or seek work, in urban areas, identity of the various subgroups are artifacts of colonial rule and ethnography, live in west-central africa, rural population is mostly children and elderly people

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• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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