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Capital:
Kinshasa
Area:
2,344,900 sq km / 905,366 sq ml
Language:
French, Swahili, Linala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and over 200 others
Currency:
Zaire
Population:
56,625,039
Life expectancy:
50 (men), 53 (women)
Literacy rate:
84% (men), 61% (women)
Religions:
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguist
Physical features:
Zaire - Congo river basin is composed of savanna and rainforest; mountains in the east and west
Ethnic distribution:
Over 200 ethnic groups, the largest are Kongo, Luba, Lunda, Mongo and Zande
Exports:
Copper, cobalt, industrial diamonds, petroleum, coffee
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