Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo (Kinshasa) is in Africa. Its capital is Kinshasa. It is at 0° 00' North, 25° 00' East. Congo (Kinshasa) has an area of 2,345,410 square kilometres (905,567 square miles). The population is 71,712,867. This population is from a 2011 estimate.
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Economy
For currency they use the Congolese Franc. The inflation in 2009 was 53.4%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.
Education
In the year 2001, the literacy rate was 67.2%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write. This literacy rate counts only fluency in Tshiluba, Lingala, Kingwana, and French.
Society
People here speak French, Kikongo, Kingwana, Lingala, and Tshiluba. Religions beliefs here include Kimbanguist, local religions, Muslim, Protestant, and Roman Catholic.
Time Zone
It is in the Southern Africa (GMT + 2) and Central Africa (GMT + 1) time zones.
Administrative Divisions
Links
Directories
Official Site
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