Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Official Name:
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Area:
- 2.345.410 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 65.751.512 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 37 km
- Capital:
- Kinshasa
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma, Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors
- Political divisions:
- 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and 1 city (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu note: according to the Constitution adopted in December 2005, the current administrative divisions will be subdivided into 26 new provinces by 2009
- Language(s):
- French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 30 June (1960)
- Nationality:
- Congolese (singular and plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 1.
- Member of:
- ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (suspended), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .cd
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Congolese franc (CDF) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 7.980.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 6,4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2000 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 55%
- Industry: 11%
- Services: 34%
- Labor force:
- 15.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 18,2% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD700.000.000
- Expenditures: USD2.000.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 1.1080.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Diamonds, copper, crude oil, coffee, cobalt
- Exports - Partners:
- Belgium 38,2%, US 17,8%, China 11,7%, France 8%, Finland 7,8%, Chile 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.319.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels
- Imports - partners:
- South Africa 17,7%, Belgium 15,3%, France 8,6%, Kenya 7,5%, Zambia 6,6%, Germany 4,4%, US 4,3%, Cote d'Ivoire 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 10.000.000.000 (2006)
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