World Countries

DR Congo

DR Congo coat of arms
The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a sky-blue field with a yellow-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. A large five-pointed yellow star is situated above the diagonal band on the upper hoist side of the field.

Common Name: DR Congo

Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Geographic Details

CapitalKinshasa
Continent(s)Africa
RegionAfrica
SubregionMiddle Africa
Landlocked❌
Area2,344,858 km²
Coordinates(0° 0' N, 25° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population112,832,000
CurrencyCongolese franc (FC)
TimezonesUTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
LanguagesFrench, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.cd
Calling Code+2
Independent✅
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