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Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| AREA
342,000 sq km (64th) |
POPULATION
4,662,446 (125th) |
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PLATFORM DATA |
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| National
Demography |
0-14 years: 43.1%
15-64 years: 54.3% 65 years and over: 2.6% |
| Life
Expectancy |
56.54 years (203rd) |
| National
G.D.P |
$29.39 billion |
| Per Capital
Income |
$400 |
| Currency | Congolese francs (CDF |
| Economic
Drivers |
diamonds, copper, gold, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee |
| Official
Languages |
French (official) |
| Other Local
Languages |
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Climatic
Zone |
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator – wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator – wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October) |
| Religious
Expression |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% |
| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
Church of Christ in Congo Body |
| Airports
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Goma International Airport
Lubumbashi International Airport See Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo |
| Airstrips | Équateur Airstrips Bandundu Airstrips Bas-Congo Airstrips Kasai-Occidental Airstrips |
| Road Network | 153,497 km |
| Rail Network | 4,007 km |
| Corruption
Rating |
154/177 |
| Security
Rating |
37% (Grave Security Concerns) |
| Youth Development Index (YDI | 170/170 (Low) |
