Country Profile

About the DRC

Full Name:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Capital:

Kinshasa

Government:

Semi-Presidential Republic

President:

Joseph Kabila

Prime Minister:

Antoine Gizenga

Independence:

from Belgium, 1960

Area:

Total – 2.35 million km² (905,351 miles²)

Population:

64 million (2007)

Life expectancy:

42 years (men), 44 years (women)

Languages:

French (official), Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba

GDP:

Total - $46.491 billion

Per capita - $774

Major Religions:

Christianity, Islam

Monetary unit:

1 Congolese franc = 100 centimes

Main exports:

Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil

Highest pt:

Mount Stanley (5,110 m / 16,765 ft)

Lowest pt:

Atlantic Ocean (0 m / 0 ft)