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DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Country (long form) Democratic Republic of
Congo
Capital Kinshasa
Total Area 905,567.86 sq mi
2,345,410.00 sq km
Population 51,964,999 (July 2000 est.)
Languages French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca
trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo,
Tshiluba
Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist
10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
Government Type dictatorship
Currency Congolese franc (CF)
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 65%, industry
16%, services 19% (1991 est.)
Industry mining, mineral processing, consumer products
(including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages),
cement, diamonds
Agriculture coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea,
quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn,
fruits; wood products
Exports diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil
Natural Resources cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum,
industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin,
germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower,
timber
Visa Required (U.S. only) Yes 2001
(united states government sources. all information
was accurate at time of posting)
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