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Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- 105.8M (2023)15th/241
- Area
- 2.3 M km²11th/241
- Density
- 46.7/km²
- Nominal GDP
- $93B (2025)81st/195
- GDP per capita
- $2,033 (2025)184th/193
- HDI
- 0.522172nd/194
- Life expectancy
- 61.9 years204th/216
- Fertility rate
- 5.983rd/216
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%109th/187
- CO₂ emissions
- 5.9 Mt CO₂132nd/200
- Forest area
- 54.7%38th/199
- Internet users
- 19.7%171st/181
- Currency
- Congolese Franc (CDF)
Land borders — Angola, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Zambia, South Sudan, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan