Democratic Republic of the Congo
République démocratique du Congo (French ) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi (Kituba ) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki (Lingala ) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (Swahili ) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata (Luba-Lulua ) Motto: "Justice – Paix – Travail" (French) Anthem: Debout Congolais (French) Show globe Show map of Africa Capitaland largest city
Kinshasa 4°19′S 15°19′E / 4.317°S 15.317°E / -4.317; 15.317 Official languages French Recognised national languages Religion Demonym(s) Congolese Government Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic Félix Tshisekedi Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde [2] Modeste Bahati Lukwebo Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa Legislature Parliament Senate National Assembly 17 November 1879 1 July 1885 15 November 1908 30 June 1960[3] 20 September 1960 • Renamed Democratic Republic of Congo
1 August 1964 27 October 1971 17 May 1997 18 February 2006 • Total
2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi) (11th ) • Water (%)
3.32 • 2021 estimate
105,044,646[4] 15th ) • Density
39.4/km2 (102.0/sq mi) GDP (PPP ) 2019 estimate • Total
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[5] GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate • Total
[5] • Per capita
[5] Gini (2012) [6] medium HDI (2019) [7] low 175th Currency Congolese franc (CDF )Time zone UTC +1 to +2 WAT and CAT )Date format dd/mm/yyyy Driving side right Calling code +243 ISO 3166 code CD Internet TLD .cd 
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$77.486 billion
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