DRC
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC sits in Middle Africa and uses CDF - Congolese franc (FC). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kinshasa
Population
124.4M
Area
2.3M km2
Population
124.4M
124,388,160 people
Area
2.3M km2
2,344,858 square kilometers
Density
53/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kinshasa
-4.32, 15.3
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
DRC, officially listed here as Democratic Republic of the Congo, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make DRC, CD, COD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. DRC is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 124,388,160 people and a land area of 2,344,858 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 53 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 0, 25, while the capital coordinate reference is -4.32, 15.3. DRC shares listed land borders with AGO, BDI, CAF, COG, RWA, SSD, TZA, UGA, ZMB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kinshasa (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga, Lubumbashi and Kisangani. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in DRC, capital of DRC, and major urban areas in DRC. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
DRC uses calling code +243, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CDF - Congolese franc (FC), while language records include French, Kongo, Lingala, Luba-Lulua and Swahili. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CGO. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 44.7 for 2020.
How to use this profile
This DRC profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CD / COD
Top-level domains
.cd
Continents
Africa
Border countries
AGO, BDI, CAF, COG, RWA, SSD, TZA, UGA, ZMB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CGO
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for DRC is represented by the CD country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kinshasa
Kinshasa
17,071,000
primary
#2
Mbuji-Mayi
Kasaï Oriental
2,892,000
admin
#3
Kananga
Kasaï Central
1,971,704
admin
#4
Lubumbashi
Haut-Katanga
1,786,397
admin
#5
Kisangani
Tshopo
1,366,000
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+243
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
Languages
French, Kongo, Lingala, Luba-Lulua, Swahili
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
44.7
2020