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| Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata | |
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Motto: Justice – Paix – Travail | |
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| Capital | Kinshasa |
| Official languages | French Kituba Lingala Swahili Luba-Kasai |
| Dominant mode of production | Semi-feudalism |
| Government | Unitary Bourgeois Republic |
• President | Félix Tshisekedi |
• Prime Minister | Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,345,409 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 108,407,721 |
| Currency | Congolese franc |
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, colloquially known as Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, is a nation in Africa. It is the largest country in Central Africa, and the second largest in Africa in general. The DRC shares a border with the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and South Sudan.