Congo (DRC)

Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo  (French) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi  (Kongo) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki  (Lingala) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo  (Swahili) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata  (Tshiluba)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Justice – Paix – Travail" (French) "Justice – Peace – Work"
Anthem: Debout Congolais  (French) "Arise, Congolese"
Location of  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (dark green)
Capital and largest city	Kinshasa 4°19′S 15°19′E / 4.317°S 15.317°E / -4.317; 15.317
Official languages	French
Recognised national languages	Lingala Kituba ("Kikongo ya leta") Swahili Tshiluba
Ethnic groups	See Ethnic groups section below
Demonym	Congolese
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• President	Joseph Kabila
• Prime Minister	Bruno Tshibala
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Formation
• Colonized	17 November 1879
• Congo Free State	1 July 1885
• Belgian Congo	15 November 1908
• Independence from Belgium	30 June 1960
• Renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 August 1964
• Republic of Zaire	29 October 1971
• Fall of Mobutu	17 May 1997
• Current constitution	18 February 2006
Area
• Total	2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi) (11th)
• Water (%)	4.3
Population
• 2017 estimate	82,243,000 (16th)
• Density	34.83/km2 (90.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$68.331 billion
• Per capita	$788
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$41.098 billion
• Per capita	$474
Gini (2006)	44.4 medium
HDI (2015)	0.435 low · 176th
Currency	Congolese franc (CDF)
Time zone	WAT and CAT (UTC+1 to +2)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+243
ISO 3166 code	CD
Internet TLD	.cd

Coordinates: 2°52′48″S 23°39′22″E / 2.88°S 23.656°E / -2.88; 23.656

Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi  (Kongo)
Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki  (Lingala)
Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo  (Swahili)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (/ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/; French pronunciation: ​[kɔ̃ɡo]; French: République démocratique du Congo), also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. The DRC borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east; Zambia and Angola to the south; the Republic of the Congo to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. It is the second-largest country in Africa by area and eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 80 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country, the fourth most-populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world.