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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.
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2026.11.04
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Conflict theatre: Eastern DRC (M23). September 2026: 248 political violence events, 296 deaths (+10% on the previous three-month average).
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Sanctions targeting the country: UN (1 regime, 61 listings), United States (1 regime, 100 listings), United Kingdom (1 regime, 73 listings), European Union (1 regime, 86 listings).
UN, OFAC, FCDO, EU · 2026.11.03
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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
Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 18/100).
Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
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.
State under international sanctions
UN
Democratic Republic of the Congo · resolution 1533 · since 2004 ·
50 people and 11 entities listed
targeted
United States
1 programme ·
100 listings: 66 people, 34 entities
EU
1 regime ·
86 listings: 75 people, 11 entities
targeted
United Kingdom
1 regime ·
73 listings: 62 people, 11 entities
UN list of 2026.11.03:
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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 57 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 59 (list of 2026.10.23).
Capital
Kinshasa
Population
112,832,000 inh.
Area
2,344,858 km²
Currency
CDF
Regime
republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Félix Tshisekedi
since 2019.01.24
Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social
Head of Government
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba
since 2019.09.07
Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et la démocratie
Government in office
· 1 members
Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo
Judith Tuluka Suminwa
since 2024.06.12
Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
500 seats
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Union for Democracy and Social Progress UDSP
70
AFDC-A
35
Union for the Congolese Nation UCN
34
Act and Build
26
AAAP
22
2A/TDC
21
Alliance bloc 50
20
Movement for the Liberation of the Congo MLC
19
Together for the Republic ENSEMBLE
18
4AC
17
AACPG
16
Carryover from 3rd legislature
16
4 more groups
Alliance 2024
15
ANB
13
AA/C
10
Coalition of Democrats
10
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
91 G$
2025
↑ +20.2 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
807 $
2025
↑ +16.4 % vs 2024
Growth
5.8 %
2025
↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
4.4 %
2025
↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
2025
↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
62.1 yrs
2024
↑ +0.3 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.31/1
#113
electoral autocracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
18/100
Not Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
20/100
#163 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
42/100
#130 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#79
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
1.1 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
1.4 %PIB
2025
Strategic minerals
USGS · production / réserves mondiales
#1
Cobalt
74 %
2024
#1
Tantale
41 %
2024
#4
Cuivre
11 %
2024
Political calendar
Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Last election
2023-12-20
President
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
Top 10% (wealth)
65.0 %
WID
Refugees hosted
503,732
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
1,176,489
UNHCR 2025
Conflits Est-RDC, M23
Disputed recognitions
curé éditorial · UN Member States
National anthem
Debout Congolais
Composer · Simon-Pierre Boka
Audio not available
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
UN WTO Francophonie (OIF) African Union SADC EAC ECCAS
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,316 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.03: 5,741, or ×0.9.
2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
