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DR Congo
- Location
Location Description
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
- Continent
- Africa
- Bordering Countries
- Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country has a sky-blue field with a yellow-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. A large five-pointed yellow star is situated above the diagonal band on the upper hoist side of the field.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba
- Currency
- (franc)
- Size
- 905,355 sq mi (2,344,858 sq km) — 12th largest
- Total Population
- 112,832,000 people — 13th largest
- Population Density
- 125 people per sq mi (48.1 people per sq km) — 168th largest