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Some data about Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country of 70,916,439 inhabitants, with an area of ​2,345,410 km², its capital is Kinshasa and its time zone is "Africa/Kinshasa". Its ISO code is "CD" in 2 positions and "COD" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Democratic Republic of the Congo, you must dial your telephone code, which is 243. The currency used in Democratic Republic of the Congo is the "Franc" (CDF).

The administrative subdivision of Democratic Republic of the Congo (administrative division) is made up of 1 Ville-Province (level 1), 10 Provinces (level 1), 20 Villes (level 2), 28 Districts (level 2), 145 Territoires (level 3), 43 Communes (level 3), 473 Chefferies (level 4) and 264 Secteurs (level 4). Democratic Republic of the Congo has 26 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 2 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Democratic Republic of the Congo with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Democratic Republic of the Congo to access a zoom level and finer details.

Democratic Republic of the Congo shares borders with Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Number of cities by importance (population) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
26	11	4	2
21.7 %	18.5 %	14.9 %	12.9 %

• The 26 most important cities represent 21.7% of the entire population
• The 11 most important cities represent 18.5% of the entire population
• The 4 most important cities represent 14.9% of the entire population
• The 2 most important cities represent 12.9% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
1 Ville-Province	1
10 Provinces	1
20 Villes	2
28 Districts	2
145 Territoires	3
43 Communes	3
473 Chefferies	4
264 Secteurs	4