DR CONGO
Official Name:
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Country Profile Area: 2,345,410 sq km. Capital: Kinshasa Population: 68,692,542 (CIA 2009 estimates) Language: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba Date of independence: 30 June 1960. Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF) Religion: Christianity, Kibanguist,Islam, and indigenous beliefs. National Day: Independence Day; 30 June |
Joseph Kabila
President of DR Congo
Administrative Divisions:
1 City; Kinshasa
10 provinces; Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu
1 City; Kinshasa
10 provinces; Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu