People's Republic of Zaire
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| République du Zaïre Republic of Zaire | |
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| File:Flag of the People's Republic of Zaire.PNG | File:Coat of arms of the People's Republic of Zaire.PNG |
| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "Paix, justice, travail" (French) "Peace, justice, work" | |
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| Anthem La Zaïroise | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Kinshasa 4°24′ S 15°24′ E |
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| Official language(s) | French (Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, and Tshiluba are working languages) |
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| Government - President - First State Commissioner | Republic Mobutu Sese Seko to be decided |
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| Establishment - Congo Free State - Belgian Congo - Independence - Second Republic - Zaire | February 5, 1885 November 15, 1908 June 30, 1960 November 25, 1965 October 27, 1971 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 2,344,858 km² 905,351 sq mi 3.3 |
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| Population - July 2008 estimate - 1984 census - Density | 66,514,506 29,916,800 25/km² 65/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $18.84 billion $283 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $10.14 billion $152 |
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| Gini (2004) | n/a (n/a) |
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| HDI (2005) |  0.411 (low)
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| Currency | Zaire (ZRZ)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | CCT, EET (UTC +1 to +2) not observed (UTC +1 to +2) |
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| Internet TLD | .zr |
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| Calling code | +243 |
