The Democratic Republic of the Congo is named after the Congo River, which flows through the country. The Congo River is the world's deepest … See more

The DRC is located in central sub-Saharan Africa, bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by See more

The Central Bank of the Congo is responsible for developing and maintaining the Congolese franc, which serves as the … See more

The culture reflects the diversity of its numerous ethnic groups and their differing ways of life throughout the country—from the mouth of the … See more

Before Bantu expansion, the territory comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo was home to Central Africa's oldest settled groups, the Mbuti peoples. Most of the remnants of their See more

After a four-year interlude between two constitutions, with new political institutions established at the various levels of government, as … See more

Population
The CIA World Factbook estimated the population to be over 105 million as of 2024. Between 1950 and 2000, the country's population nearly quadrupled from 12.2 million to 46.9 million.
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