Key facts
Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital City: Kinshasa
Official Language: French; Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, and
Tshiluba also spoken
Area: 2,345,410 sq. km/905,568 sq. mi.
Population: 70.9 million
Religions: Roman Catholic (50%), Protestant (20%),
Kimbanguist (10%), Muslim (10%)
Currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
Number of Time Zones: 2
Western time zone (including Kinshasa) is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
plus 1 hr., Eastern Standard Time (EST) plus 6 hrs. The Eastern
time zone is GMT plus 2 hrs., EST plus 7 hrs. Daylight Saving Time
is not observed.
Weights and Measures: Metric system
Country Domain: .cd
Country Tel Code: 243
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