question: Prior to the civil war in ' 97 , how many non-Africans lived in the Republic of the Congo ?
answer: about 9,000
turker_answer: Prior to the civil war in ' 97 , about 9,000 non-Africans lived in the Republic of the Congo .
rule-based: Prior to the civil war in ' 97 , about 9,000 lived in the Republic of the Congo .