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DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the eleventh-largest in the world.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 61 listings), United States (1 regime, 98 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 73 listings), European Union (1 regime, 86 listings). UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.10.07
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Recent institutional rupture: Tentative coup mai 2024 (Malanga, échec).
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1.2 million refugees originating from the country. UNHCR 2025
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 18/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Crise
7.0 /10 risk
- Security 8.5
- Legitimacy 2.8
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 0.0
- Influence 2.9
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 40 people and 8 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Democratic Republic of the Congo (45), Central African Republic (2), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 97 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 57 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 59 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- 112,832,000 inh.
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Currency
- CDF
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Félix Tshisekedi
Head of Government
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba
Government in office 1 members
Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo
Judith Tuluka Suminwa
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
500 seats
Sénat
109 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
91 G$
GDP / capita
807 $
Growth
5.8 %
Unemployment
4.4 %
Debt / GDP
14.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
62.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.31/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
18/100
Corruption (CPI)
20/100
Press freedom (RSF)
42/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#79
Annual budget
1.1 Md$
Defense effort
1.4 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Cobalt 74 % 2024
- #1 Tantale 41 % 2024
- #4 Cuivre 11 % 2024
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2028-12
Présidentielle + législatives
Last election
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2023-12-20
Présidentielle
Félix Tshisekedi 73.3% · turnout 43.0%
Last institutional rupture Tentative coup mai 2024 (Malanga, échec)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.522/1
Top 10% (wealth)
65.0 %
Gini
44.7
Refugees hosted
503,732
Refugees originating
1,176,489
Conflits Est-RDC, M23
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
National anthem
Debout Congolais
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- SADC
- EAC
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,308 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,799, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2020 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)