Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 84,068,091 (2018) |
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Population Growth Rate | 3.227 annual % (2018) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 97.246 % of working-age population (2017) |
Urban Population | 44.46 % of total (2018) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 68.2 per 1,000 live births (2018) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 60.026 years (2017) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 198 (2013) |
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Cellular Telephones | 37,753,000 (2016 est.) |
Highways | 153,497 km (2004) |
Internet Users | 3,016,000 (2016 est.) |
Railways | 4,007 km (2014) |
Telephones | 0 (2016 est.) |
Geography & Environment
Location | Central Africa, northeast of Angola |
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Total Area | 2,344,858 sq. km |
Land Area | 2,267,048 sq. km |
Water Area | 77,810 sq. km |
Coastline | 37 km |
Climate | tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October) |
Terrain | vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east |
Lowest Point | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
Highest Point | Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/6/2019
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017