DR Congo

Africa · Middle Africa

DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa · Middle Africa · Capital: Kinshasa

Quick facts about DR Congo

Official name	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kinshasa
Continent & subregion	Africa · Middle Africa
Population	105,789,731 people (world rank 15)
Area	2,344,858 km²
Density	45 people/km²
Share of world population	1.32% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$69.8 billion
Urbanisation	44.4% urban population
Life expectancy	61.9 years
Currency	Congolese franc (FC) — CDF
Languages	French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
Internet domain	`.cd`
Calling code	+243
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$660 · see world ranking
Internet Users	19% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	6.1 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	57.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	61.6% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means DR Congo did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Angola Burundi Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia

The geographic position is roughly 0°, 25°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.