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DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Official name
Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo · French
4 more names Repubilika ya Kongo Demokratiki · KikongoRepubliki ya Kongó Demokratiki · LingalaJamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo · SwahiliDitunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata · Tshiluba
Capital
Kinshasa
Region
Middle Africa
Population (2018 est.)
≈ 84 million
Area
2,344,858 km²
Currency
Congolese franc (CDF)
Neighbours
Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Internet / phone
.cd · +243

Where it is

Notable facts

  • DR Congo is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa and holds most of the world’s cobalt reserves.
  • The Congo River is the deepest in the world, reaching over 220 m, and second only to the Amazon by discharge.
  • The Congo Basin rainforest is the world’s second largest after the Amazon.
  • It is the only country where all three subspecies of gorilla, and the bonobo, occur.

World Heritage 5 sites

National dish

Poulet à la moambé Chicken in palm-nut sauce with garlic and chilli, eaten with rice or cassava fufu.