Facts

Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola

Area (only Total: 2,345,410 sq 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

Population: 66,514,504

Main Language (only first): French

Government type: republic

Capital (Name): Kinshasa

Capital (Time Difference): UTC+1

Independence: 30 June 1960

National holiday: Independence Day, 30 June