DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DR Congo is a country in Middle Africa, Africa. Its capital is Kinshasa, home to roughly 84,068,091 people across 2,344,858 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Continent
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Population
- 84,068,091
- Land area
- 2,344,858 km²
- ISO codes
- CD / COD
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
Did you know?
- The DRC holds the majority of the world's cobalt reserves, essential for rechargeable batteries.
- Virunga National Park, Africa's oldest national park, protects mountain gorillas on forested volcanoes.
- The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the second-largest by discharge after the Amazon.
- Kinshasa and Brazzaville face each other across the Congo River — the closest pair of national capitals in the world.
- Congolese rumba was inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2021.
Bordering countries
Angola
Burundi
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
ZambiaPractice with geography games
Studying DR Congo is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.