<P> Coordinates: 2 ° 52 ′ 48" S 23 ° 39 ′ 22" E ﻿ / ﻿ 2.88 ° S 23.656 ° E ﻿ / - 2.88; 23.656 </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo (French) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi (Kongo) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki (Lingala) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (Swahili) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata (Luba - Katanga) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto: "Justice--Paix--Travail" (French) "Justice--Peace--Work" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anthem: Debout Congolais (French) "Arise, Congolese" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Location of Democratic Republic of the Congo (dark green) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Kinshasa 4 ° 19 ′ S 15 ° 19 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.317 ° S 15.317 ° E ﻿ / - 4.317; 15.317 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> French </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recognised national languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lingala </Li> <Li> Kikongo </Li> <Li> Swahili </Li> <Li> Tshiluba </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups </Th> <Td> See Ethnic groups section below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Congolese, Zairian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary semi-presidential republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Joseph Kabila </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Bruno Tshibala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Parliament </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> National Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colonized </Th> <Td> 17 November 1879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congo Free State </Th> <Td> 1 July 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Belgian Congo </Th> <Td> 15 November 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence from Belgium </Th> <Td> 30 June 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo </Th> <Td> 1 August 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic of Zaire </Th> <Td> 29 October 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fall of Mobutu </Th> <Td> 17 May 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current constitution </Th> <Td> 18 February 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,345,409 km (905,567 sq mi) (11th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water (%) </Th> <Td> 3.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 82,243,000 (16th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 34.83 / km (90.2 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (PPP) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $68.331 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $788 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP (nominal) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $41.098 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $474 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini (2006) </Th> <Td> 44.4 medium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI (2015) </Th> <Td> 0.435 low 176th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Congolese franc (CDF) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT and CAT (UTC + 1 to + 2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 243 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td>. cd </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo (French) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi (Kongo) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki (Lingala) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (Swahili) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata (Luba - Katanga) </Th> </Tr>

When did the democratic republic of the congo gain independence