Democatic Republic of Congo Directory
The Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) is situated in Central Africa. . It is located between 6 deg N and 14 deg S latitudes and 12 deg and 32 deg E longitudes. A semi-presidential republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo is spread over an area of 2,345,409 sq kms. It holds the distinction of being the third largest country in the continent as regards area occupied. It has a population of approximately 71 million people. Kinshasa is the capital of the country. French is the official language here. The Congolese Franc is the official currency of the land. The Democratic Republic of Congo is divided into 10 provinces and also a city for all administrative purposes. Christianity is the predominant religion of the land with approximately 90% of the people being followers.
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Canada International - Democatic Republic of Congo : Offering a range of information on relationship between Canada and Democatic Republic of Congo, consular services, news and resources.
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CIA - Congo, Democratic Republic : Providing list of chief of state and cabinet members of the country.
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UN - Democatic Republic of Congo : Featuring news, information and resources on Democatic Republic of Congo mission to United Nations.
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Embassy of US - Kinshasa, Congo : News and information on citizen services, visas, policy news and a section on studying in US.
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Law Library of Congress : Guide to law over the net along with access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about jurisdictions and topics.
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BBC News - Democratic Republic of Congo country profile : Featuring countries profile, timeline and facts information on leaders, history, statistics, media and elections.
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NationMaster - Congo, Democratic Republic : Resource for countries profile, facts, statistics, maps and geographical details of Democatic Republic of Congo.
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Ethnologue - Democatic Republic of Congo : Languages of Democratic Republic of the Congo, categorised according to location, population and the region.
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IRIN News : Activities, news, publications, analysis supplied by UN Office for Co-ordination of humanitarian affairs.
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Memory - A Country Study : Resources on the name change to the Democratic Republic of Congo, its history, geography, society, communications, transportation, travel, tourist and economy information.