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.

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

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