History-Africa.com: Country Detail for Congo, Democratic Republic of The

Motto: "Justice – Peace – Work"
Demonym: Congolese
Population: 71,712,867 (2011)
Government: semi-presidential republic
Capital City: Kinshasa
Capital Coordinates: 4°19′S 15°19′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency: Congolese franc
Currency Code: CDF
GDP: $13.1 billion (2010)
Per Capita Income: $186 (2010)
Foreign Debt: $14820000000 (2011)
ISO 3166 Country Code: CG
Internet Country Code: .cd
Calling Code: 243
Electrical Generation Capacity: 2475000 kW
Independence: 1960 from Belgium
Area: 2,344,858 square km (2,267,048 km land) (77,810 km water)
Coastline: 37 km
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Highest Point: Mont Ngaliema (5,110 m)
Life Expectancy: 55.33 years
Fertility Rate: 5.09 (2012)
Infant Mortality Rate: 76.63 per 1000 (2012)
AIDS Prevalence: 4.20% (2003)
Literacy: 67.20 percent
Human Development Index: 0.286 (2011)
Corruption Perception Index: 2.0 (2011)

Major Cities

Boma (Population 527725)
Bukavu (Population 707053)
Bumba (Population 107626)
Gbadolite (Population 113807)
Goma (Population 377112)
Kananga (Population 1130000)
Kindu (Population 200000)
Kinshasa [Capital] (Population 10076099)
Kisangani (Population 682599)
Lubumbashi (Population 1139064)
Matadi (Population 245862)
Mbandaka (Population 759257)
Mbuji-Mayi (Population 1480000)

Rivers

Congo River
Luapula River
Nile River
Zambezi River

Lakes

Lake Albert
Lake Edward
Lake Kivu
Lake Mweru
Lake Tanganyika

Mountains

Mount Karisimbi
Mount Stanley

The area where this country is located used to be called Zaire.