| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
 |
| République démocratique du Congo |
| Widget Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| |
| Continent |
Africa |
| Sub-continent |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Population (2009) |
68 692 542 |
inhabitants |
| Yearly growth rate |
3.210 |
% |
| Area |
2 344 798 |
km2 |
| Density |
29.30 |
inhabitants/km2 |
| GNP (2007) |
9.51 |
milliards $USD |
| GNP/inhabitant (2007) |
152 |
$USD |
| GNP growth (2006) |
16.83 |
% |
| GDP (2007) |
10.42 |
milliards $USD |
| GDP/inhabitant (2007) |
170 |
$USD |
| GDP growth (2006) |
6.30 |
% |
| Life expectancy (2009) |
54.36 |
years |
| Birth (2009) |
42.63 |
‰ |
| Fecundity index (2009) |
6.20 |
children/woman |
| Death (2009) |
11.63 |
‰ |
| Child death rate (2009) |
81.21 |
‰ |
| Alphabtization rate (2001) |
67.20 |
% |
| Official languages |
French |
| Currency converter |
Congolese franc (CDF) |
| Human developpment index (IDH 2007) |
0.389/1.0 (rank : 179/186) |
| Environmental Performance Index (EPI 2010) |
51.6 (rank : 107/164) |
| Nature of the state |
Semi-presidential republic |
| Head of the state |
President Joseph Kabila |
| National hollyday |
30th june (independence from Belgium in 1960) |
| Internet code of the country : |
.cd |
| Demonym |
Congolese |
| Tourist |
nc |
people |
