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Basic information | |
capital | kinshasa |
Government | semi-presidential republic |
Currency | Congolese Franc (CDF) |
Area | 2,344,858 km2 |
Population | 86 895 208 (est. 2016) |
Language | French, lingala, quicongo, kituba, swahili, tshiluba. |
Religion | Roman Catholics (50%), Protestants (20%), Quimbanguist (10%), Muslim (10%), other indigenous beliefs (10%) |
Electricity | 220V/50Hz |
phone code | 243 |
Internet TLD | .CD |
Time zone | (UTC 1 and 2) |
THE Democratic Republic of Congo is a country of Central Africa.
Understand
Regions
The Democratic Republic of Congo is divided into 25 provinces and an independent city:
- kinshasa
- Central Congo
- Kwango
- Kwilu
- Mai-Ndombe
- Kasai
- lulua
- Oriental Kasai
- Lomami
- Sankuru
- Maniama
- Sud-Kivu
- Nord-Kivu
- Ituri
- Haut-Uele
- Tshopo
- Bas-Uele
- Nord-Ubangi
- mongal
- Sud-Ubangi
- Équateur
- Tshuapa
- Tanganyika
- Haut-Lomami
- Lualaba
- Haut-Katanga
Cities
Other destinations
World Heritage Sites
- Virunga National Park
- Garamba National Park
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Salonga National Park
- Ocapis Fauna Reserve
To arrive
Angolans, Brazilians and Portuguese need a tourist visa to enter the country.
By airplane
- Gives Africa: South African Airways and Kenyan Airways serve kinshasa three times a week home. Ethiopian Airlines has daily flights from Addis Abbeba.
- Gives Europe: Air France, Brussels Airlines has regular direct flights. The cheapest tickets are from London and Paris, by African companies, approximately US$500/person/section.
Of boat
In between Brazzaville, in the neighbor Congo and there are ferries and boats in the capital every two hours, from 8 am to 3 pm, with prices between US$15 and 20. Procedures in the neighboring country are smooth, but the same is not true in Kinshasa, especially if you are not accompanied by a representative government or an NGO. There are also faster and more expensive boats, and reservations are not recommended.
By car
By bus/bus
In Uganda, by the Bunagana-Kisoro pass. A ticket costs US$5, visa from both countries is required, but border crossing is easy.
Circular
Of boat
By car
In Angola, you can arrive from a small road exiting the city of Dundo. Entry from the Congo is through a market and costs US$0.50. Many Angolans go to this market because it sells very cheap products, angola citizens have free entry while citizens of other countries need a visa.
By bus/bus
By train/train
Speak
French is the official language of the country. There are other national languages, the most spoken is Lingala
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