Congo RDC
Congo DRC, is located in the African Great Lakes region of Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area. It is endowed with immense economic resources and borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi in the east; Zambia and Angola to the south; the Republic of the Congo, the Angolan exclave of Cabinda; and is separated from Tanzania by Lake Tanganyika in the east.
| Source: World Statistics Pocket Book - United Nations | ||
| Summary Statistics | ||
| Full Name | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Region | Central Africa | |
| Capital | Kinshasa | |
| Surface Area | 2.34 million sq km (905,354 sq miles) | |
| Population | 69.6 million (UN, 2012) | |
| Major Languages | French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba | |
| Major Religion | Christianity, Islam | |
| Currency | Franc Congolais (CDF) | |
| Main Exports | Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil | |
| International Dialing Code | +243 | |
| Economic Indicators | ||
| GDP (Million Current US $) | 2011 | 16,069 |
| GDP – Growth Rate at Constant 2005 prices (Annual %) | 2011 | 6.9 |
| GDP per Capita (Current US $) | 2011 | 237.0 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (% of GDP) | 2011 | 27.5 |
| BOP – Current Account (Million US $) | 2011 | -1281 |
| CPI (2000 = 100) | 2011 | ... |
| Labor force participation, adult female pop. (%) | 2011 | 70.2 |
| Labor force participation, adult male pop. (%) | 2011 | 72.5 |
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) | 2011 | 1.2 |
| Exports (Million US$) | 2011 | ... |
| Imports (Million US$) | 2011 | ... |
| Major trading partners (% of exports) | 2011 | ... |
| Major trading partners (% of imports) | 2011 | ... |
| Social Indicators | ||
| Population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 2.6 |
| Urban population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 4.2 |
| Rural population growth rate (Average annual %) | 2010-2015 | 1.8 |
| Urban population (%) | 2012 | 34.8 |
| Life expectancy at birth (Females and Males, years) | 2010-2015 | 50.6/47.3 |
| Infant mortality rate (Per 1 000 live births) | 2010-2015 | 109.5 |
| Fertility rate, total (Live births per woman) | 2010-2015 | 5.5 |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 2006-2012 | 60.2/76.7 |
| Environment | ||
| Threatened species | 2012 | 306 |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 2010 | 68.0 |
| CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) | 2009 | 2,693/0.0 |