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Region: Africa

Capital: Kinshasa

Population: 89,249,736

Area Total: 2,345,410

Area Land: 2,267,600

Climate: Tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Kinshasa 7,785,965 2020
Lubumbashi 1,373,770 2020
Mbuji-Mayi 874,761 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 89,249,736
Area Total: 2,345,410km2
Area Land: 2,267,600km2
Coast Line: 37km
Capital: Kinshasa
Climate: Tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands
Languages: French (official)
Lingala
Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili)
Kikongo
Tshiluba
Currency: 1 zaire (Z) = 100 makuta
Holiday: Anniversary of the Regime, 24 November (1965)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 74.90°F
July: °C / 72.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 59.1"


Boundaries
Angola 2,511 km
Congo (RC) 2,410 km
Zambia 1,930 km
Central African Republic 1,577 km
Uganda 765 km
Sudan 628 km
Burundi 451 km
Rwanda 217 km
South Sudan -1 km


Ethnic Divisions
Luba 0.00%
Kongo 0.00%
Mangbetu Azande 0.00%
Other (more than 200) 0.00%
Mongo 0.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 50.00%
Protestant 20.00%
Kimbanquist 10.00%
Muslim 10.00%
Other syncretic sects and traditional beliefs 10.00%

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