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Country profile

Full Name:

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital:

Kinshasa

Government:

Semi-Presidential Republic

President:

Joseph Kabila

Prime Minister:

Antoine Gizenga

Independence:

from Belgium, 1960

Area:

Total – 2.35 million km² (905,351 square miles)

Water – 3.3%

Population:

64 million (2007)

Life expectancy:

42 years (men), 44 years (women)

Population density:

24/km², 65/square miles

Primary languages:

French (official), Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba

GDP (2006 estimate):

Total – $44.44 billion

Per capita - $700

Major Religions:

Christianity, Islam

Monetary unit:

Congolese franc

Exchange rate (2006):

465 Congolese francs per United States dollar

Main exports:

Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil

Highest point:

Mount Stanley (5,110 m) (16,765 ft)

Lowest point:

Atlantic Ocean (0 m) (0 ft)

These facts have been referenced from the CIA World Fact Book