Outline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

An enlargeable map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

See also: Index of Democratic Republic of the Congo-related articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Democratic Republic of the Congo – country located in Central Africa. The country is extremely rich in natural resources but political instability, a lack of infrastructure and a culture of corruption have historically limited development, extraction and exploitation efforts. Besides the capital, Kinshasa, the country's other largest cities are both mining communities (Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi) and the country's largest exports are raw minerals.

General reference

An enlargeable relief map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Pronunciation: /dɛməˈkrætɪk rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/
• Common English country names: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, etc.
• Official English country name: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Adjectives: Congolese, Congo
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• ISO country codes: CD, COD, 180
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CD
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cd

Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

An enlargeable topographic map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo is: an equatorial megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
  • Africa
    • Central Africa
    • Middle Africa
  • Time zones:
    • West Africa Time (UTC+01)
    • Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • High: Margherita Peak 5,109 m (16,762 ft)
    • Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 10,730 km

Angola 2,511 km

Republic of the Congo 2,410 km

Zambia 1,930 km

Central African Republic 1,577 km

Uganda 765 km

South Sudan 628 km

Tanzania 459 km

Burundi 233 km

Rwanda 217 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 37 km

• Population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
• Area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
• Atlas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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• Climate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ecoregions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Renewable energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Geology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Biosphere reserves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • National parks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Mammals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Natural geographic features of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Glaciers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (located in the Rwenzori Mountains)
• Islands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Volcanoes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Waterfalls of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Valleys of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: None

Regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ecoregions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Ecoregions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Municipalities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa
• Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Demography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Government and politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Form of government: semi-presidential democratic republic
• Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa

• Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Branches of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Executive branch of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Head of state: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
• Cabinet of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Legislative branch of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Judicial branch of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Court system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Diplomatic missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Diplomatic missions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

International organization membership

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 24 (G24)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) (suspended)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Law of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Crime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Freedom of religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Law enforcement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Forces
  • Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Special forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republican Guard of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Military history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Local government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Local government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Timeline of the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Current events of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Military history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Architecture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Cuisine of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Festivals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• National symbols of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • National anthem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• People of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Prostitution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Records of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Hinduism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Islam in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Judaism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sikhism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• World Heritage Sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Art in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Art in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Cinema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Literature of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Television in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Theatre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Sports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Rugby union in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 117th (one hundred and seventeenth)

• Agriculture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Banking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • National Bank of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Communications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Internet in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Franc
  • ISO 4217: CDF
• Energy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Energy policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Oil industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Health care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Democratic Republic of the Congo Stock Exchange
• Tourism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Airports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Water supply and sanitation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Main article: Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

See also

Main article: Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Index of Democratic Republic of the Congo-related articles
• List of Democratic Republic of the Congo-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• BBC country profile
• Democratic Republic of the Congo entry at The World Factbook
• Outline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at DMOZ
• RD Congo (In French and English)
• "Rape of a Nation" by Marcus Bleasdale on MediaStorm