Democratic Republic of the Congo

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République Démocratique du Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Flag Coat of arms

Motto
"Paix – Justice – Travail" (French)
"Peace – Justice – Work"

Anthem
Debout Congolais


Capital
(and largest city)
Kinshasa
4°19′S 15°19′E

Official languages French

Recognized regional languages Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba

Demonym Congolese

Government
 - President
 - Prime Minister
Parliamentary republic
to be decided
Étienne Tshisekedi

Legislature
 - Upper house
 - Lower house
Parliament
Senate
House of Representatives

Independence
 - from Belgium

June 30, 1960

Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)

2,344,858 km²
905,355 sq mi
3.3

Population
 - July 2009 estimate
 - Density
 

68,692,542
29.3/km²
75.9/sq mi

GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2009 estimate
$226.685 billion
$3,300

GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita
2009 estimate
$118.838 billion
$1,730

Gini (2001) 54.5 (high)

HDI (2007) 0.650 (medium)

Currency Congolese franc (CDF)

Time zone
- Summer (DST)
WAT, CAT (UTC +1 to +2)
not observed (UTC +1 to +2)

Drives on the right

Internet TLD .cd

Calling code +243
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