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DR Congo
Basic data — DR Congo, Africa.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
6.1 /10 risk
- Security 5.0
- Legitimacy 2.6
- Economy 8.0
- Diplomacy 1.0
- Influence 2.9
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- 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
71 G$
GDP / capita
649 $
Growth
6.1 %
Unemployment
4.4 %
Debt / GDP
14.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
62.1 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.14/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
21/100
Corruption (CPI)
20/100
Press freedom (RSF)
48/100
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Cobalt 74 % 2024
- #1 Tantale 41 % 2024
- #4 Cuivre 11 % 2024
Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI
Upcoming
-
2028-12
Présidentielle + législatives
Last election
-
2023-12-20
Présidentielle
Félix Tshisekedi 73.3% — participation 43.0%
Last institutional rupture Tentative coup mai 2024 (Malanga, échec)
Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.481/1
Top 10% (wealth)
65.0 %
Gini
42.1
Refugees hosted
530,000
Refugees originating
1,000,000
Conflits Est-RDC, M23
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
National anthem
Debout Congolais