Part of | Central Africa |
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Year dem found am | 30 June 1960 |
Official name | République démocratique du Congo |
Native label | République démocratique du Congo |
IPA transcription | dən dɛmu'kɾɑːtɪskə rɛpʉ'blɪkən 'kɔŋgu |
Ethnic group | Mongo, Luba people, Kongo people, Mangbetu people, Zande people |
Participant insyd | Kivu conflict |
Dem name after | Congo |
Official language | French |
Anthem | Debout Congolais |
Culture | culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Motto text | Justice – Paix – Travail, Justice – Peace – Work, Справедливост - мир - труд, Cyfiawnder - Heddwch - Gwaith |
Continent | Africa |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Capital | Kinshasa |
Located in time zone | UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 |
Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinate location | 2°52′48″S 23°39′22″E |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 2°7′37″N 31°18′47″E |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 5°24′0″N 25°31′48″E |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 13°27′32″S 29°43′34″E |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 5°46′44″S 12°12′25″E |
Highest point | Mount Stanley |
Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean |
Government ein basic form | republic |
Office held by head of state | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
State ein head | Félix Tshisekedi |
Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Government ein head | Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre |
Executive body | Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Legislative body | Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Central bank | Central Bank of Congo |
Currency | Congolese franc |
Driving side | right |
Electrical plug type | Europlug, AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types, Type E |
Dey replace | Zaire |
Studied in | Congolese studies (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
Hashtag | DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo |
Top-level Internet domain | .cd |
Flag | flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Coat of arms | Arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Official symbol | Okapia johnstoni |
Geography of topic | geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Get characteristic | not-free country |
History of topic | history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Economy of topic | economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Demographics of topic | demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mobile country code | 630 |
Country calling code | +243 |
Emergency phone number | 113, 114, 118 |
Licence plate code | CGO |
Maritime identification digits | 676 |
Unicode character | 🇨🇩 |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
De Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), dem sanso know as Congo-Kinshasa, DRC, DR Congo, anaa simply the Congo wey dem know am from 1971–1997 as Zaire, be sam country for Central Africa. By land area, de DRC be sam second-largest country for Africa, after Algeria, den de 11th-largest for de world insyd. Plus sam population of around 112 million, de Democratic Republic of de Congo be de most populous officially Francophone country for de de world insyd. De national capital den largest city be Kinshasa, wey e sanso be de economic center. De country dey border de Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), Zambia, Angola, de Cabinda exclave of Angola, den de South Atlantic Ocean.
De country be member of de United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, African Union, COMESA, Southern African Development Community, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, den Economic Community of Central African States.