Democratic Republic of the Congo

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	Samy Badibanga
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence
• from Belgium	30 June 1960
Area
• Total	2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi) (11th)
• Water (%)	4.3
Population
• 2015 estimate	81,680,000 (16th)
• Density	34.83/km2 (90.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$66.014 billion
• Per capita	$784
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$39.820 billion
• Per capita	$473
Gini (2006)	44.4 medium
HDI (2014)	0.433 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, East Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. From 1971 to 1997 it was named, and is sometimes still called Zaire, and from 1908 to 1960 it was called the Belgian Congo. 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.