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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Official name: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Also known as: the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo)
Area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,344,858 km² (905,354 mi²) (11th)
Population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 109,276,265 (15th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central Africa
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The five major languages in the DRC are French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca, or trade language), Swahili (more specifically Congo Swahili such as the Kingwana dialect), Kikongo ya leta or Kituba (a Kikongo-based creole language), and Tshiluba or Luba-Kasai. In total, there are over 200 languages spoken in the DRC.
Religions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: 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.)
Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Over 250 ethnic groups and 450 tribes (ethnic subgroups) populate the Democratic Republic of Congo. These ethnic groups are from the Bantu, Sudanic, Nilotic, Ubangian and Pygmy linguistic groups. There is no dominant ethnic group in Congo; the following ethnic groups account for 51.5% of the population:
Luba-Kasaï, Kongo, Mongo, Lubakat, Lulua, Tetela, Nande, Ngbandi, Ngombe, Yaka, Ngbaka.
Ethnic groups include:
- Bantu peoples: Ambala, Ambuun, Angba, Babindi, Baboma, Baholo, Bangala, Bango, Bapindi, Batsamba, Bazombe, Bemba, Bembe, Bira, Bowa, Dikidiki, Dzing, Fuliru, Havu, Hema, Hima, Hunde, Iboko, Kanioka, Kaonde, Kongo, Kuba, Kumu, Kwango, Lengola, Lokele, Luba, Lunda, Lupu, Lwalwa, Mbala, Mbole, Mbuza (Budja), Mongo, Nande, Ngoli, Bangoli, Ngombe, Nkumu, Nyanga, Pende, Popoi, Poto, Sango, Shi, Nyindu, Songo, Sukus, Tabwa, Chokwe, Téké, Tembo, Tetela, Topoke, Ungana, Vira, Wakuti, Yaka, Yakoma, Yanzi, Yéké, Yela, etc.
- Central Sudanic: Manvu, Mbunja, Moru-Mangbetu, Lugbara
- Nilotic peoples: Alur, Bari, Kakwa, Logo
- Ubangian: Azande, Banda, Ngbandi, Ngbaka
- Pygmy peoples: Mbuti, Twa, Baka, Babinga
Currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
Calling code: (+243)
Organizations: United Nations, Southern African Development Community
Border countries (9): Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 1,775 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2,332 km.
Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 37 km (23 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 provinces (provinces, singular - province):
Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa.
Natural resources: cobalt, copper, niobium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber.
Calling code: (+243)
Organizations: United Nations, Southern African Development Community
Border countries (9): Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 1,775 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2,332 km.
Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 37 km (23 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Atlantic Ocean
Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
26 provinces (provinces, singular - province):
Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa.
Natural resources: cobalt, copper, niobium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber.