General Information Essential identifiers, names, and flag. | Official Name (Native) République démocratique du Congo ( French) Common Name Democratic Republic of the Congo Common Name (Native) République démocratique du Congo ( French) |
Geography Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders. | Coordinates of Capital Kinshasa (-4.321944, 15.311944) Terrain vast central basin is a low-lying plateaumountains in east Climate tropicalhot and humid in equatorial river basincooler and drier in southern highlandscooler and wetter in eastern highlandsnorth of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February)south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October) Border Countries Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province)Burundi 236 kmCentral African Republic 1,747 kmRepublic of the Congo 1,775 kmRwanda 221 kmSouth Sudan 714 kmTanzania 479 kmUganda 877 kmZambia 2,332 km |
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Population & Society Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information. | Nationality Noun: Congolese (singular and plural) Adjective: Congolese or Congo Distribution urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the border with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated, as shown in this population distribution map Literacy Rate 73.6% (2018 est.) Christian 93/1% (Roman Catholic 29.9%Protestant 26.7%other Christian 36.5%)Kimbanguist 2.8%Muslim 1.3%other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 1.2%none 1.3%unspecified 0.2% (2014 est.) |
National Symbols National anthem, symbols, and other important cultural identifiers. | National Anthem "Debout Congolaise" (Arise Congolese) National Holiday Independence Day, 30 June (1960) National Colors sky blue, red, yellow |
Economy Currency, GDP, and other key economic information. | Currency CDF – Congolese Franc (FC)GDP $154.012 billion (2023 est.) Measurement Units Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C) |
Infrastructure Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce. | |