<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belgian Congo <Ul> <Li> Congo belge (in French) </Li> <Li> Belgisch - Congo (in Dutch) </Li> </Ul> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1908--1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto: Travail et Progrès "Work and Progress" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthem: Brabançonne "Brabantian" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Congo (dark green) depicted with Belgian Ruanda - Urundi (light green), 1935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Colony of Belgium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Boma (1908 - 1926) Léopoldville (1926 - 1960) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Common languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> French (official) </Li> <Li> Also: Dutch, </Li> <Li> Lingala Kongo </Li> <Li> Swahili Tshiluba </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Religion </Th> <Td> Christianity, Baluba religion, Bantu religion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> King </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1908--1909 </Th> <Td> Leopold II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1909--1934 </Th> <Td> Albert I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1934--1951 </Th> <Td> Leopold III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1951--1960 </Th> <Td> Baudouin I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor - General </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1908--1910 </Th> <Td> Théophile Wahis (first) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1958--1960 </Th> <Td> Hendrik Cornelis (last) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annexed by Belgium </Th> <Td> 15 November 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence declared </Th> <Td> 30 June 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 </Th> <Td> 2,344,858 km (905,355 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 </Th> <Td> 16,610,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Belgian Congo franc </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CG </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Congo Free State </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Today part of </Th> <Td> DR Congo </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belgian Congo <Ul> <Li> Congo belge (in French) </Li> <Li> Belgisch - Congo (in Dutch) </Li> </Ul> </Th> </Tr>

When did the drc gain independence from belgium