DR Congo
DR Congo is in Middle Africa, with its capital at Kinshasa and an area of about 2,344,858 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
- Currencies
- Congolese franc (CDF)
- Natural resources
- cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
- Industries
- mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair
- Main exports
- refined copper, cobalt, copper ore, raw copper, crude petroleum
First-level divisions (11)
- Bandundu
- Équateur
- Kasaï-Occidental
- Kasaï-Oriental
- Katanga
- Kinshasa
- Kongo Central
- Maniema
- North Kivu
- Orientale
- South Kivu
Major cities
- Kinshasa (population 7,843,000)
- Lubumbashi (population 1,352,000)
- Mbuji-Mayi (population 1,295,000)
- Kananga (population 765,000)
- Kikwit (population 637,736)
- Kisangani (population 578,470)
- Bukavu (population 436,779)
- Likasi (population 434,408)
- Kolwezi (population 418,000)
- Beni (population 332,903)
- Butembo (population 286,403)
- Mbandaka (population 274,996)
- Tshikapa (population 267,462)
- Kindu (population 262,914)
- Matadi (population 245,862)