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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 78,736,153 (2016)
Population Growth Rate 3.279 annual % (2016)
Age Dependency Ratio 97.496 % of working-age population (2016)
Urban Population 43.015 % of total (2016)
Infant Mortality Rate 72 per 1,000 live births (2016)
Life Expectancy at Birth 59.621 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2016)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 8.9 billion kWh (2015) #104
Consumption 7.2 billion kWh (2015) #107
Exports 0.4 billion kWh (2015) #70
Imports 1.1 billion kWh (2014) #63
Renewable Electricity Generation 8.8 billion kWh (2015) #61

Oil

Ranking
Production 19 thousand bbl/day (2017) #76
Consumption 30 thousand bbl/day (2015) #114
Exports (Refined) [3] 20 thousand bbl/day (2013) #57
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.2 billion bbl (2018) #52

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #76
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #110
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #47
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #71

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 198 (2013)
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

LocationCentral Africa, northeast of Angola
Total Area2,344,858 sq. km
Land Area2,267,048 sq. km
Water Area77,810 sq. km
Coastline37 km
Climatetropical; 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)
Terrainvast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/25/2017
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017