
Democratic Republic of Congo
Country Name: République Démocratique du Congo
Capital City : Kinshasa
Area: 752,600 sq km / 290,579 sq miles
Population: 67,757,577 (2011)
Time Zone: UTC +1/UTC +2
Languages: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Religion: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Islam 10%; other syncretic and indigenous 10%
Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF) approximately CDF 900 = US$1 (Jan 2016)
Bordering Countries: Angola, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Zambia.