Full name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population: 62.6 Million (UN 2007)
Capital: Kinshasa
Area: 2.34 million sq km (905,354 sq miles)
Internet domain: .cd
International dialling code: +243
Major religion: Christianity, Islam
Major languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba
HDI value*1: 139. D R Congo 0.548 [1. Iceland (0.968)] (2005)
Human Poverty Index (HPI-1)*2: 21. D R Congo (39.3) [1. Chad (56.9)] (2005)
Probability of not surviving past 40 (%): 30.1%
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): 108 (2005)
HIV prevalence (% aged 15-49): 5.3 [3.3–7.5] (2005)
Life expectancy at birth (years) : 54
Combined primary, secondary and tertiary gross enrolment ratio (%): 144. D R Congo (51.4) [1. Australia (113.0)] (2005)
Adult Literacy Rate: (% ages 15 and older): 77. D R Congo (84.7) [1. Georgia (100.0)] (2005)
GDP per capita: No. of people lived below the national poverty line. (PPP US$): 153. D R Congo (1,262) [1. Luxembourg (60,228)] (2005)
GNI Per Capita: US $120 (World Bank, 2006)
Gini Coefficient *3: D R Congo (n/a) [126. Denmark (24.7)] (2007)
Monetary unit: 1 Congolese franc = 100 centimes.
Main exports: Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil.
Major import: foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels
consumer goods (food, textiles), capital equipment, refined petroleum products (2002)
CO2 emissions share of world total (%): 3.5 (2004) [1.2 (1990)]
People without access to an improved water source (%): 42
Population using improved sanitation (%): 27 (2004) [n/a (1990)]
Population Undernourished (% of total population): 33 (2002-2004) [54 (1990-1992)]
Government: People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy.
President: Joseph Kabila
Kabila led a coalition comprising 30 parties called the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP). The coalition pledged to rebuild the country and
promote national reconciliation.
Year Women received right to vote: 1947, 1961
Internally displaced people (thousands, 2006): 8
