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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Kinshasa
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7,785,965
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2020
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Lubumbashi
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1,373,770
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2020
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Mbuji-Mayi
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874,761
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2020
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| 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
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| January: |
°C / 74.90°F |
| July: |
°C / 72.00°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 59.1" |
Boundaries
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Angola
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2,511 km
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Congo (RC)
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2,410 km
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Zambia
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1,930 km
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Central African Republic
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1,577 km
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Uganda
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765 km
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Sudan
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628 km
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Burundi
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451 km
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Rwanda
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217 km
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South Sudan
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-1 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Luba
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0.00%
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Kongo
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0.00%
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Mangbetu Azande
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0.00%
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Other (more than 200)
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0.00%
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Mongo
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0.00%
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Religions
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Roman Catholic
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50.00%
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Protestant
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20.00%
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Kimbanquist
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10.00%
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Muslim
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10.00%
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Other syncretic sects and traditional beliefs
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10.00%
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CountryWire
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