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Democratic Republic of the Congo
📍 Essential Info
CapitalKinshasa
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population119.0M
Governmentsemi-presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.cd
Internet Users31%
GDP per Capita$1,500
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Size Comparisonslightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Climatetropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (Decembe...
Terrainvast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic Groupsmore than 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest groups - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande...
ReligionsChristian 93/1% (Roman Catholic 29.9%, Protestant 26.7%, other Christian 36.5%), Kimbanguist 2.8%, Muslim 1.3%, other (includes syncretic sects and in...
Median Age16.9 years
Life Expectancy62.6 years
National HolidayIndependence Day, 30 June (1960)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook