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COUNTRY GUIDE · Africa

DR Congo

Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of DR Congo.

Flag of DR Congo
Pixel-art depiction of Mount Nyiragongo in Virunga National Park at twilight, with a glowing volcanic crater, dark lava ridges, montane forest, giant senecio plants, layered Virunga mountains, drifting clouds, and a cobalt-violet sky
Mount Nyiragongo, Virunga National Park. Pixel-art illustration inspired by DR Congo.

DR Congo at a glance

CAPITAL
Kinshasa
REGION
Africa
POPULATION
69,360,000
AREA
2,344,858.0 km²
LANGUAGE
French, Lingala
CURRENCY
Congolese franc (CDF)

COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE

Congo Rainforest Heartland

The DR Congo contains a large portion of the Congo Basin rainforest.

DID YOU KNOW?

A surprising detail about DR Congo

The okapi, a forest-dwelling relative of the giraffe, lives in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Geography and nearby countries

PinPointr places DR Congo in its Africa region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 2,344,858.0 km² and a population of approximately 69,360,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.

Listed land neighbors

Angola Burundi Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia

Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.

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