FACTBOX-Congo Republic faces election

July 10 (Reuters) - Following are some key facts on the oil-producing Congo Republic, which holds a presidential election on Sunday.

* ECONOMY:

-- Congo's economy will grow at 6.8 percent in 2009, up from 5.2 percent last year but down from a previous forecast of 10.1 percent for this year, the economy ministry said last month.

-- Congo's oil-dependent economy has been hit by the economic downturn but its growth forecast is above other members of the Central African economic bloc (CEMAC), the regional grouping's central bank governor said in June.

* OIL:

-- Congo's strong performance was down to its sustained output, which is currently around 220,000 barrels per day.

-- Last September, Congo Republic said it had boosted its state budget for 2008 to 2,756 billion CFA francs ($5.34 billion) from an original figure of 1,921.1 billion CFA francs as additional oil revenue brought greater revenues into the exchequer.

-- Production totalled around 89 million barrels in 2008, down from 97.2 million in 2007, according to official figures.