I-Collect-It.com: Country Detail for Congo, Democratic Republic of The

Demonym: Congolese
Population: 71,712,867 (2011)
Capital City: Kinshasa
Capital Coordinates: 4°19′S 15°19′E
Capital Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency: Congolese franc
Currency Code: CDF
GDP: $13.1 billion (2010)
Per Capita Income: $186 (2010)
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 Country Code: CG
Internet Country Code: .cd
Calling Code: 243
Independence: 1960 from Belgium
Area: 2,344,858 square km (2,267,048 km land) (77,810 km water)
Coastline: 37 km
Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Highest Point: Mont Ngaliema (5,110 m)
Life Expectancy: 55.33 years
Literacy: 67.20 percent

The area where this country is located used to be called Zaire.

Number of bank notes in catalogue: 11

Number of coins in catalogue: 1

Number of stamps in catalogue: 4