Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sovereign state. Capital: Kinshasa. Form of government: republic. Legislature: Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Official language(s): French. Population: about 105,789,731 (2023). Area: about 2,344,858 km².
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Sovereign state
Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sovereign state. Capital: Kinshasa. Form of government: republic. Legislature: Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Official language(s): French. Population: about 105,789,731 (2023). Area: about 2,344,858 km².
Party of the incumbent head of government
social liberalism
liberalism, nationalism
Head of state · President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo