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The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a sky-blue field with a yellow-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. A large five-pointed yellow star is situated above the diagonal band on the upper hoist side of the field.
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DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Population
112.83M
Capital
Kinshasa
Area
2,344,858 km²
Currency
CDF
Congolese franc

Statistics

Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.

GDP (current US$)
$70.96B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$649
as of 2024
Population
109.28M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
3.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.9%
as of 2016
Unemployment (% of labor force)
4.4%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
19.7%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
62.07
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
3.7%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.8%
as of 2022
Urban population (% of total)
44.7%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
5.98
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
100.6%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
2.27M
as of 2023

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About DR Congo

Languages
French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
Currencies
Congolese franc (CDF)
Timezones
UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Demonym
Congolese
UN member
Yes
Independent
Yes
ISO codes
CD · COD
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