Where is DR Congo?
The DR Congo is a country in Middle Africa, bordered by Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Crazy but True
The Congo River is the deepest river in the world, plunging more than 220 meters in places, deep enough that fish species at the bottom have evolved in near total isolation, some of them blind and colorless. Kinshasa is also the largest French speaking city on Earth, bigger than Paris.
DR Congo facts
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- 112,832,473 (2025)
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Currency
- Congolese franc (CDF)
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili
- Coordinates
- 0°, 25°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- CD · COD
How DR Congo compares
- The DR Congo is the 11th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Algeria and larger than Greenland.
- It is the 15th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 9 countries.
- Within Africa, it is the 2nd largest of 49 countries by area.