GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $15.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $25.19 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $300 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Kinshasa
Population (Estimated July 2012): 73,599,190
Area: 2,345,410 km2 or 905,568 mi2
Currency: Congolese franc (FC)
Official Language: French
Political Information: Semi-Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 50% of the population are Roman Catholic, 20% are Protestant, 10% are Kimbanguist, 10% are Muslim and 10% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110m or 16,765ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): Between +1:00 to +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and 1 city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo (Lower Congo), Equateur, Kasai-Occidental (West Kasai), Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Orientale, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu)
Leaders: President Joseph Kabila with Adolphe Muzito as Prime Minister.
Additional: Independence from Belgium on the 30th of June 1960.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica.
