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Location | |
Fast Data | |
Capital city | Kinshasa |
State | Democratic Semi-Presidential Republic |
Coin | Congo Franc (CDF) |
Area | 2,344,858 km2 |
Population | 79,723,000 (2016 estimate) |
Language | French |
Calling Code | 243 |
Internet TLD | .CD |
Time zone | WAT, CAT (UTC 1, 2) |
THE Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: République Démocratique du Congo) is her country Central Africa.
At a glance
Appropriate visit period
Languages
Areas
Important cities
- Kinshasa - The capital
- Gum
- Cabinet
- Kananga
- Lubumbasi (formerly Elizabethville) - The second most populous city in the country.
- Boukavou
Additional tourist destinations
- Virunga National Park
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Garamba National Park
- Salonga National Park
- Maiko National Park