Country information
- Landlocked/Coastal: Coastal
- Country area: 2,344,858 km²
- Pop: 71,712,867
- Religions: Christianity (90%), Muslim
- GDP/ World Rank Dollars: $21.64 billion (119)
- HDI/ World Rank Index: 0.239 (168)
- Main Languages: French, Lingala, Kongo
- Largest three cities: Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi
- Capital: Kinshasa
- Type of government: Unitary presidential republic/ multi-party democracy
- Economic Structure: Exports: $6.1 billion (2007) - diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee Imports: $5.2 billion (2007) - foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels
- Name of president, PM, Ruler: President Joseph Kabila
- Date of next election: 27-Nov-11
- HIV/AIDS prevalence: N/A
- Literacy rates: 67.20%
- Corruption perceptions index 2010: 2
- 2011 Doing Business Rank: 175
- Life expectancy: 55.33
- Percentage below poverty line: N/A
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