Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| République Démocratique du Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "Paix – Justice – Travail" (French) "Peace – Justice – Work" | |
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| Anthem Debout Congolais | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Kinshasa 4°19′S 15°19′E |
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| Official languages | French |
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| Recognized regional languages | Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba |
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| Demonym | Congolese |
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| Government - President - Prime Minister | Parliamentary republic to be decided Étienne Tshisekedi |
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| Legislature - Upper house - Lower house | Parliament Senate House of Representatives |
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| Independence - from Belgium | June 30, 1960 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 2,344,858 km² 905,355 sq mi 3.3 |
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| Population - July 2009 estimate - Density | 68,692,542 29.3/km² 75.9/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2009 estimate $226.685 billion $3,300 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2009 estimate $118.838 billion $1,730 |
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| Gini (2001) |  54.5 (high)
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| HDI (2007) |  0.650 (medium)
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| Currency | Congolese franc (CDF)
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| Time zone - Summer (DST) | WAT, CAT (UTC +1 to +2) not observed (UTC +1 to +2) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| Internet TLD | .cd |
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| Calling code | +243 |
