Democratic Republic of the Congo
Basic facts about Democratic Republic of Congo
| Country name: |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Capital: |
Kinshasa |
| Country code: |
230 |
| Continent: |
Africa |
| Currency name: |
Congolese franc |
| Independence: |
1960-06-30 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from Belgium |
| Total area (km2): |
2,344,858 |
| Land area (km2): |
2,267,048 |
| Water area (km2): |
77,810 |
| Population: |
75,507,308 |
| Population note: |
75,507,308 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
French |
| All languages: |
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Time zone: |
WAT and CAT (UTC+1 to +2) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1 to +2) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+243 |
| Domain: |
.cd |
