Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Central-African nation holding 70 % of global cobalt, major copper and hydro potential at Inga Falls, vast Congo Rainforest carbon sink, and regional digital-corridor projects.
Democratic Republic of the Congo in one word would be “Cobalt,” meaning vital mineral.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.
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The capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa.
| Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in | Sub-Saharan Africa Middle Africa Africa Continent |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population of | 105,789,731 inhabitants within a total area of 2,345,410 Km2 (1,457,367 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 158 (world rank position) GPI scale of 3.26 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Democratic Republic of the Congo HDI ranks in position nº 171 worldwide HDI of 0.522 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 46 countries Democratic Republic of the Congo passport ranks 90th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo GDP per capita is | $742 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Neighbouring countries | Tanzania, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Rwanda, Zambia, Burundi, UgandaCongo Republic, Angola. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate | tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October) |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, and Propestant |
| Second most predominant religion | other Christian, |
| Currency name & code | Franc (CDF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .cd |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo calling code | +243 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo administrative divisions
26 provinces (provinces)
- Bas-Uele (Lower Uele),
- Equateur,
- Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga),
- Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami),
- Haut-Uele (Upper Uele),
- Ituri,
- Kasai,
- Kasai-Central,
- Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai),
- Kinshasa,
- Kongo Central,
- Kwango,
- Kwilu,
- Lomami,
- Lualaba,
- Mai-Ndombe,
- Maniema,
- Mongala,
- Nord-Kivu (North Kivu),
- Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi),
- Sankuru,
- Sud-Kivu (South Kivu),
- Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi),
- Tanganyika,
- Tshopo,
- Tshuapa
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