Dem. Rep. Congo

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Key facts

  • Currency: Congolese franc
  • Capital city: Kinshasa
  • Region: Middle Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 2,267,050 km²
  • Population: 99,010,212
  • Political Leader: Félix Tshisekedi (President)

Latest news (see all)

Fracking the future: How Congolese oil extraction has shaped its history and its fate

Read: Phys

2024-04-17

Displaced Congolese Struggle with Trade to Goma Amidst High Prices and M23 Control

Read: Daily Telegraph

2024-02-25

Congolese protest against West, Rwanda in eastern city of Goma

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-02-20

Congolese demonstrators burn US, Belgian flags as tensions flare

Read: Fox News

2024-02-12

Congolese protest alleged US, Belgium support of Rwanda

Read: Daily Telegraph

2024-02-12

Rwandan-Congolese tensions flare after Kigali reports killing of soldier who crossed border

Read: Fox News

2024-01-16

Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions

Read: ABC News

2024-01-16

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 152.19 % of GDP
Expense 11.50 % of GDP
GDP 64,718,600,000.00 current US$
Inflation 2.89 annual %
Self-employed 86.40 % of total employment
Tax revenue 10.70 % of GDP
Unemployment 4.50 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 82.84 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 338,980.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 2.36 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 3,025.60 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 0.04 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 99.71 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 0.13 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 0.11 % of total
Net energy imports 1.96 % of energy use
Fertility rate 6.16 births per woman
Forest area 1,250,540 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 5.36 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -2,774.77 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 11.70 years
Methane emissions 35,684.20 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 14,960.60 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 49,892,177
Male Population 49,118,035
Renewable energy consumption 96.16 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 2,295,900.00 km²
Rural population 52,636,799
Urban land area 7,232.35 km²
Urban population 46,373,413
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.00 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 42.05 per 1,000 people
Death rate 9.70 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 21.25 current US$
Health expenditure 4.05 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 0.80 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 59 years
Suicide mortality rate 6.70 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 20.77 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 5,686,000
Individuals using the Internet 22.90 % of population
Net migration -14,999
Press freedom 1.51


Politics

Armed forces personnel 134,000
Democracy score 1.49
Democracy type Authoritarian
Military expenditure 0.58 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 12.80 %


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Source

SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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