Daten & Fakten
Demokratische Republik Kongo
Capital
Demokratische Republik Kongo
name:
Kinshasa
geographic coordinates:
4 19 S, 15 18 E
time difference:
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: founded as a trading post in 1881 and named Leopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of the Belgians, who controlled the Congo Free State, the vast central African territory that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960; in 1966, Leopoldville was renamed Kinshasa, after a village of that name that once stood near the site note: the DRC has two time zones
Citizenship
Demokratische Republik Kongo
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
at least one parent must be a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
dual citizenship recognized:
no
residency requirement for naturalization:
5 years
Regierungstyp
Demokratische Republik Kongo
semi-presidential republic
Legal system
Demokratische Republik Kongo
civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law
Suffrage
Demokratische Republik Kongo
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Area
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
2,344,858 sq km
land:
2,267,048 sq km
water:
77,810 sq km
Land use
Demokratische Republik Kongo
agricultural land:
11.4%
(2011 est.)
arable land:
3.1%
(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:
0.3%
(2011 est.)
/
permanent pasture:
8%
(2011 est.)
forest:
67.9%
(2011 est.)
other:
20.7%
(2011 est.)
Location
Demokratische Republik Kongo
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Age structure
Demokratische Republik Kongo
0-14 years:
41.25%
(male 17,735,697 /female 17,446,866)
15-24 years:
21.46%
(male 9,184,871 /female 9,117,462)
25-54 years:
30.96%
(male 13,176,714 /female 13,225,429)
55-64 years:
3.63%
(male 1,472,758 /female 1,625,637)
65 years and over:
2.69%
(male 974,293 /female 1,321,297)
(2018 est.)
Birth rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
32.8 births/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Death rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
9.40
Languages
Demokratische Republik Kongo
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Life expectancy at birth
Demokratische Republik Kongo
58.10
Major urban areas - population
Demokratische Republik Kongo
13.171 million KINSHASA (capital), 2.305 million Mbuji-Mayi, 2.281 million Lubumbashi, 1.335 million Kananga, 1.167 million Kisangani, 973,000 Bukavu
(2018)
Median age
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
18.8 years
male:
18.6 years
female:
19 years
(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
Demokratische Republik Kongo
19.9 years
(2013/14 est.)
Net migration rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
Demokratische Republik Kongo
urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated
Population growth rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
2.33%
(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
4.54 children born/woman
(2018 est.)
Urbanization
Demokratische Republik Kongo
rate of urbanization:
4.53% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
Demokratische Republik Kongo
1.50
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
female:
9 years
(2013)
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
3.40
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
Demokratische Republik Kongo
11.50
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
-0.9% (of GDP)
(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$68,600,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
1.60
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
Demokratische Republik Kongo
8.7
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$800
Country Comparison :: Labor force
Demokratische Republik Kongo
31,360,000
Labor force
Demokratische Republik Kongo
31,360,000
Population below poverty line
Demokratische Republik Kongo
63%
(2014 est.)
Unemployment rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
NA
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
8.7%
male:
11.3%
female:
6.8%
(2012 est.)
Country Comparison :: Public debt
Demokratische Republik Kongo
18.10
Public debt
Demokratische Republik Kongo
18.10
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
41.50
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Demokratische Republik Kongo
41.50
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20.00
Central bank discount rate
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20.00
Country Comparison :: Exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$10,980,000,000
Exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$10,980,000,000
Exports - partners
Demokratische Republik Kongo
China 41.4%, Zambia 22.7%, South Korea 7.2%, Finland 6.2%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$10,820,000,000
Imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
$10,820,000,000
Imports - partners
Demokratische Republik Kongo
China 19.9%, South Africa 18%, Zambia 10.4%, Belgium 9.1%, India 4.3%, Tanzania 4.2%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
9,046,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
Demokratische Republik Kongo
7,430,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
422,000,000
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20,000,000
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
19,160
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20,000
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
Demokratische Republik Kongo
35,270,156
Country Comparison :: Internet users
Demokratische Republik Kongo
3,016,000
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Demokratische Republik Kongo
1,000
Country Comparison :: Airports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
198
Country Comparison :: Railways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
4,007
Country Comparison :: Roadways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
152,373
Country Comparison :: Waterways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
15,000
Airports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
198
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
1,000
(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
less than 1
(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20,000
Crude oil - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
0 bbl/day
(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
19,160 bbl/day
(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
Demokratische Republik Kongo
7,430,000,000
Electricity - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
422,000,000
Electricity - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
20,000,000
Electricity - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
9,046,000,000
Internet users
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
3.016 million
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
0
Natural gas - imports
Demokratische Republik Kongo
0 cu m
(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
Demokratische Republik Kongo
0 cu m
(2017 est.)
Railways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total:
4,007 km
(2014)
narrow gauge:
3,882 km
1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified)
(2014)
125 1.000-m gauge
Roadways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
152,373
Telephones - fixed lines
Demokratische Republik Kongo
total subscriptions:
NA
(2017 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:
NA
(2017 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Demokratische Republik Kongo
35,270,156
Waterways
Demokratische Republik Kongo
15,000
Disputes - international
Demokratische Republik Kongo
heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers; members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto; DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments
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