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

Myanmar

name: Rangoon (Yangon); note - Nay Pyi Taw is the administrative capital geographic coordinates: 16 48 N, 96 09 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Rangoon (Yangon) is a compound of "yan" signifying "enemies" and "koun" meaning "to run out of" and so denoting "End of Strife"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: "Great City of the Sun" or "Abode of Kings"

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

Myanmar

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: both parents must be citizens of Burma dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: none note: an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen

Regierungstyp

Demokratische Republik Kongo

semi-presidential republic

Myanmar

parliamentary republic

Legal system

Demokratische Republik Kongo

civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law

Myanmar

mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law

Suffrage

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Myanmar

18 years of age; universal

Area

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 2,344,858 sq km land: 2,267,048 sq km water: 77,810 sq km

Myanmar

total: 676,578 sq km land: 653,508 sq km water: 23,070 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.)

Myanmar

agricultural land: 19.2% (2011 est.) arable land: 16.5% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 2.2% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 0.5% (2011 est.) forest: 48.2% (2011 est.) other: 32.6% (2011 est.)

Location

Demokratische Republik Kongo

Central Africa, northeast of Angola

Myanmar

Southeastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Bangladesh and Thailand

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.)

Myanmar

0-14 years: 26.56% (male 7,556,848 /female 7,216,374) 15-24 years: 17.51% (male 4,900,092 /female 4,837,726) 25-54 years: 42.51% (male 11,577,883 /female 12,068,190) 55-64 years: 7.75% (male 2,011,057 /female 2,301,983) 65 years and over: 5.67% (male 1,373,892 /female 1,778,461) (2018 est.)

Birth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

32.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Myanmar

17.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9.40

Myanmar

7.30

Languages

Demokratische Republik Kongo

French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba

Myanmar

Burmese (official) note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages

Life expectancy at birth

Demokratische Republik Kongo

58.10

Myanmar

68.60

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)

Myanmar

5.157 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.374 million Mandalay (2018)

Median age

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 18.8 years male: 18.6 years female: 19 years (2018 est.)

Myanmar

total: 28.5 years male: 27.7 years female: 29.4 years (2018 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19.9 years (2013/14 est.)

Myanmar

25 years (2015/16 est.)

Net migration rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Myanmar

-1.5 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

Myanmar

population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated

Population growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2.33% (2018 est.)

Myanmar

0.89% (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

4.54 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Myanmar

2.13 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Urbanization

Demokratische Republik Kongo

rate of urbanization: 4.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Myanmar

rate of urbanization: 1.74% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Education expenditures

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1.50

Myanmar

0.80

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

female: 9 years (2013)

Myanmar

female: 10 years (2017)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

3.40

Myanmar

6.80

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Demokratische Republik Kongo

11.50

Myanmar

17.70

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Myanmar

-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$68,600,000,000

Myanmar

$329,800,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1.60

Myanmar

8.90

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Demokratische Republik Kongo

8.7

Myanmar

4.0

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$800

Myanmar

$6,300

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Demokratische Republik Kongo

31,360,000

Myanmar

22,300,000

Myanmar

4.00

Labor force

Demokratische Republik Kongo

31,360,000

Myanmar

22,300,000

Population below poverty line

Demokratische Republik Kongo

63% (2014 est.)

Myanmar

25.6% (2016 est.)

Unemployment rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

NA

Myanmar

4% (2017 est.) 4% (2016 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 8.7% male: 11.3% female: 6.8% (2012 est.)

Myanmar

total: 4% male: 3.3% female: 4.8% (2017 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18.10

Myanmar

33.60

Public debt

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18.10

Myanmar

33.60

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

41.50

Myanmar

4.00

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

41.50

Myanmar

4.00

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20.00

Myanmar

9.95

Central bank discount rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20.00

Myanmar

9.95

Country Comparison :: Exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,980,000,000

Myanmar

$9,832,000,000

Exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,980,000,000

Myanmar

$9,832,000,000

Exports - partners

Demokratische Republik Kongo

China 41.4%, Zambia 22.7%, South Korea 7.2%, Finland 6.2% (2017)

Myanmar

China 36.5%, Thailand 21.8%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 6.4%, India 5.9% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,820,000,000

Myanmar

$15,780,000,000

Imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,820,000,000

Myanmar

$15,780,000,000

Imports - partners

Demokratische Republik Kongo

China 19.9%, South Africa 18%, Zambia 10.4%, Belgium 9.1%, India 4.3%, Tanzania 4.2% (2017)

Myanmar

China 31.4%, Singapore 15%, Thailand 11.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, Japan 6%, India 5.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2017)

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9,046,000,000

Myanmar

17,320,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Demokratische Republik Kongo

7,430,000,000

Myanmar

14,930,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

422,000,000

Myanmar

2016 est.

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000,000

Myanmar

2016 est.

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19,160

Myanmar

12,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000

Myanmar

1,824

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2015 est.

Myanmar

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Myanmar

18,410,000,000

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Myanmar

14,070,000,000

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Myanmar

2017 est.

Myanmar

556,112

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Demokratische Republik Kongo

35,270,156

Myanmar

47,951,228

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Demokratische Republik Kongo

3,016,000

Myanmar

14,264,308

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1,000

Myanmar

404,932

Country Comparison :: Airports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

198

Myanmar

64

Country Comparison :: Railways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

4,007

Myanmar

5,031

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

152,373

Country Comparison :: Waterways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

15,000

Myanmar

12,800

Airports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

198

Myanmar

64

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 1,000 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Myanmar

total: 404,932 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000

Myanmar

1,824

Crude oil - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Myanmar

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19,160 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Myanmar

12,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Demokratische Republik Kongo

7,430,000,000

Myanmar

14,930,000,000

Electricity - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

422,000,000

Myanmar

0

Electricity - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000,000

Myanmar

0

Electricity - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9,046,000,000

Myanmar

17,320,000,000

Internet users

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 3.016 million (July 2016 est.)

Myanmar

total: 14,264,308 (July 2016 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0

Myanmar

14,070,000,000

Natural gas - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Myanmar

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Myanmar

18.41 billion 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

Myanmar

total: 5,031 km (2008) narrow gauge: 5,031 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

152,373

Myanmar

157,000

Telephones - fixed lines

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total subscriptions: NA (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: NA (2017 est.)

Myanmar

total subscriptions: 556,112 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Demokratische Republik Kongo

35,270,156

Myanmar

47,951,228

Waterways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

15,000

Myanmar

12,800

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

Myanmar

over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; the Naf River on the border with Bangladesh serves as a smuggling and illegal transit route; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 741,792 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants; over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of May 2017