Democratic Republic of the Congo
Currency code:
Currency name:
Congolese franc
Country name:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Capital:
Kinshasa
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
June 30, 1960
Independent from:
from Belgium
Total area:
2,344,858
Land area:
2,267,048
Water area:
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)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+243
Domain:
.cd