Congo Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), CD

Congo Kinshasa: Independent country in Central Africa

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Location of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Quick Facts about Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population : 91,931,000
Country : Democratic Republic of the Congo
Different from : Republic of the Congo
Head of government : Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Plate code : CGO
Area : 2344858 km2
Official name : la République démocratique du Congo, République démocratique du Congo, République Démocratique du Congo
Water as percent of area : 3.3%
Land as percent of area : 96.7%
Continent : Africa
Annual number of weddings : 8247, 17671, 38127, 10912, 13466, 35107, 22367, 8448, 10261, 15175, 8065, 8892, 8195
Easternmost point : Point(31.313 2.127)
Northernmost point : Point(25.53 5.4)
Legislative body : Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Named for : Congo
Official language : French
Capital : Kinshasa
Establishment : June 06, 1960 (64 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Local time : 19:41:41 (3rd December 2024)
Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo coat of arms image
Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo coat of arms image
Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo coat of arms image

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo is located at 0°0'0"N 25°0'0"E (0.0, 25.0). It has 11 neighbors: Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Central African Republic, Sudan, Burundi, Zambia, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Angola and South Sudan.

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The largest city of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa with a population of 11,855,000. Other cities include, Mbuji-Mayi population 874,761, Kananga population 463,546, Likasi population 422,414 and Kolwezi population 418,000. See all Democratic Republic of the Congo cities & populated places.

  • Bruno Tshibala , 7 September, 2019 2017-04-07T00:00:00Z
  • Sylvestre Ilunga , 2019-09-07T00:00:00Z

Democratic Republic of the Congo has 11 neighbours.

  • Bandundu Province
  • Kongo Central
  • Kasaï-Occidental
  • Kasaï-Oriental
  • North Kivu
  • Orientale Province
  • Équateur Province
  • Kinshasa
  • Maniema
  • South Kivu
  • Katanga Province

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 15,248,246 - project management estimation
1961 15,637,715 2.49% estimation process
1962 16,041,247 2.52% estimation process
1963 16,461,914 2.56% estimation process
1964 16,903,899 2.61% project management estimation
1965 17,369,859 2.68% project management estimation
1966 17,861,860 2.75% estimation process
1967 18,378,189 2.81% estimation process
1968 18,913,177 2.83% estimation process
1969 19,458,874 2.8% project management estimation
1970 20,009,902 2.75% project management estimation
1971 20,563,258 2.69% project management estimation
1972 21,121,467 2.64% estimation process
1973 21,691,346 2.63% project management estimation
1974 22,282,713 2.65% project management estimation
1975 22,902,275 2.71% project management estimation
1976 23,554,958 2.77% project management estimation
1977 24,238,011 2.82% project management estimation
1978 24,941,431 2.82% project management estimation
1979 25,650,884 2.77% project management estimation
1980 26,357,407 2.68% estimation process
1981 27,060,353 2.6% estimation process
1982 27,767,775 2.55% estimation process
1983 28,490,510 2.54% project management estimation
1984 29,243,529 2.57% estimation process
1985 30,039,873 2.65% project management estimation
1986 30,871,855 2.69% estimation process
1987 31,740,965 2.74% estimation process
1988 32,679,158 2.87% project management estimation
1989 33,727,905 3.11% project management estimation
1990 34,910,591 3.39% estimation process
1991 36,253,025 3.7% project management estimation
1992 37,731,020 3.92% project management estimation
1993 39,257,294 3.89% estimation process
1994 40,711,816 3.57% estimation process
1995 42,012,524 3.1% project management estimation
1996 43,122,601 2.57% project management estimation
1997 44,078,397 2.17% project management estimation
1998 44,960,941 1.96% project management estimation
1999 45,889,100 2.02% project management estimation
2000 46,949,244 2.26% estimation process
2001 48,167,045 2.53% project management estimation
2002 49,516,960 2.73% project management estimation
2003 50,972,323 2.86% project management estimation
2004 52,487,293 2.89% estimation process
2005 54,028,003 2.85% project management estimation
2006 55,590,838 2.81% project management estimation
2007 57,187,942 2.79% project management estimation
2008 58,819,038 2.77% project management estimation
2009 60,486,276 2.76% project management estimation
2010 62,191,161 2.74% project management estimation
2011 63,931,512 2.72% project management estimation
2012 65,705,093 2.7% project management estimation
2013 67,513,677 2.68% project management estimation
2014 73,722,860 8.42% project management estimation
2015 76,196,619 3.25% estimation process
2016 78,736,153 3.23% project management estimation
2017 81,339,988 3.2% estimation process
2018 84,068,091 3.25% (Worldbank)
2019 91,931,000 8.55% project management estimation
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Flag Map
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