Official title:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
General information:
Capital: Kinshasa
Population: 105,130,171 (July 2021 est.)
Total area: 2,345,409 km2
Currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
National holiday: Independence Day, 30th June (1960)
Official language: French
Recognized regional languages: Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Type of government:
Semi-presidential republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Dr Paul-Emile Tshinga Ahuka (Italy – Rome)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $47,17 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $482,26 (2020 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $103,33 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $103,33 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate): $14,07 billion (2020 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): -0,9% (2020 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture 22,2%
- Industry 37,8%
- Services 42% (2017 est.)
Agriculture products: coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, cotton, cocoa, quinine, cassava (manioc), bananas, plantains, peanuts, root crops, corn, fruits, wood products
Main industries: mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, zinc, tin, tungsten, crude oil, wood products, coffee
Main export partners:
- China 39,3%
- Zambia 24,7%
- EU 28 19,8%
- South Korea 3,6%
- Turkey 2,7%
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: machinery, transportation equipment, fuel, food
Main import partners:
- China 19,6%
- South Africa 17,9%
- EU 28 17,5%
- Zambia 15,9%
- Zimbabwe 4,9% (2014)