| Local Name:République Démocratique du Congo |
| Captial:Kinshasa |
| Continent:Africa |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency independent of legislature; ministry subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Head of State:President Joseph Kabila |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 11 |
| Total Area: 2,344,858 km2(905,355 sqmi) |
| Land: 2,267,048 km2(875,312 sqmi) |
| Water: 77,810 km2(30,040 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 3.32% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 19 |
| Population: 67,758,000 |
| Date: 1-Jul-11 |
| World Population: 0.97% |
| Source : UN estimate |
| Languages:French |
| Currency |
| Currency: Congolese franc |
| Currency Sign: Fr |
| Currency ISO Code: CDF |
| Fractional Unit: Centime |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 2 |
| Time Zone: UTC+01:00 (WAT) — western part of the country UTC+02:00 (CAT) — eastern part of the country |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +243 |
| ISO Code A2: CD |
| ISO Code A3: COD |
| ISO Number: 180 |
| Drive on:Right side |