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Historical population of the DR Congo. The CIA World Factbook estimated the population to be over 105 million as of 2022 (the exact number being 108,407,721), now exceeding that of Vietnam (with 98,721,275 inhabitants as of 2020) and ascending the country to the rank of 14th most populous in the world. [2]
The DRC is the second-largest diamond-producing nation in the world, [c] and artisanal and small-scale miners account for most of its production. At independence in 1960, DRC was the second-most-industrialized country in Africa after South Africa; it boasted a thriving mining sector and a relatively productive agriculture sector. [190]
The Congo, short for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is an equatorial country located in central Africa.As of July 2018, the CIA World Factbook lists the Congo containing over 85 million inhabitants representing over 200 African ethnic groups.
The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. RD Congo (In French and English) "Rape of a Nation" by Marcus Bleasdale on MediaStorm
Since then, decades of corruption, war, and political instability have been a severe detriment to further growth, today leaving DRC with a GDP per capita and a HDI rating that rank among the world's lowest and make the DRC one of the most fragile and, according to the United Nations, least developed countries in the world. Despite this the DRC ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world .
Location of the DRC on a world map. Area: total: 2,344,858 km 2 land: 2,267,048 km 2 water: 77,810 km 2. Idjwi in South Kivu. Area - comparative: 11th-largest country in the world (and 2nd in Africa) smaller than Algeria but larger than Greenland and Saudi Arabia; about 1 / 4 the size of the United States as a whole
By land area the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 110 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center.