Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zaire
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| République démocratique du Congo-Zaïre Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zaire | |
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| Flag | Coat of arms |
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| Motto "Justice – Paix – Travail " (French) "Justice – Peace – Work" | |
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| Anthem Debout Congolais | |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Kinshasa 4°24′S, 15°24′E |
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| Official language | French |
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| Recognized regional languages | Lingala, Kongo, Swahili, Tshiluba |
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| Demonym | Congolese |
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| Government - President - Prime Minister | Transitional republic Gen. Kabika Tshinyama (acting) none |
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| Establishment - Congo Free State - French administration - Independence (from France) - Second Republic - Zaire - Third Republic - Overthrow of Mobutu - Tshinyama's coup | 1885 November 15, 1908 June 30, 1960 November 25, 1965 October 27, 1971 April 24, 1990 May 16, 1997 December 3, 2007 |
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| Area - Total - Water (%) | 2,344,858 km² 905,351 sq mi 3.3 |
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| Population - 2007 estimate - 1984 census - Density | 62,636,000 29,916,800 25 /km² 65 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2005 estimate $46.491 billion $774 |
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| GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2005 estimate $7.094 billion $119 |
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| Gini | n/a (n/a) (unranked) |
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| HDI |  0.411 (low)
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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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| Internet TLD | .cd |
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| Calling code | +243 |
