Democratic Republic of the Congo
noun
UK /ˌdeməkrætɪk rɪˌpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋgəʊ/
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Official name
République Démocratique du Congo
Population estimate (2015)
77·27 million
Internet domain extension
.cd
Currency
The unit of currency is the Congolese franc (CDF), which replaced the former zaïre in July 1998.
Territory
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, sometimes referred to as Congo (Kinshasa), is bounded in the north by the Central African Republic, north-east by South Sudan, east by Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Lake Tanganyika, south by Zambia, south-west by Angola and north-west by the Republic of the Congo.
Languages
French is the official language, but of more than 200 languages spoken, four are recognized as national languages: Kiswahili, Tshiluba, Kikongo and Lingala. Lingala has become the lingua franca after French.
Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London
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