DR Congo
Country in Middle Africa
DR Congo is a country in Middle Africa, with its capital in Kinshasa. About 112.8 million people live there (2025), making it the 15th most populous of the 195 countries. At 2,344,858 km², it is the 11th largest country by area. It borders Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and 4 more.
DR Congo at a glance
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population (2025)
- 112.8 million
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Density
- 48 per km²
- Official languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba
- Currency
- Congolese franc
- People
- Congolese
- Calling code
- +243
- Internet domain
- .cd
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is DR Congo?
How DR Congo compares
Population rank
15th of 195
4th of 54 in Africa
Size rank
11th of 195
2nd of 54 in Africa
Crowding
48 per km²
More crowded than 30% of countries
- Similar in size: Algeria (2,381,741 km²).
- Similar population: Philippines (116.8 million).
- DR Congo is the only place that uses the Congolese franc.
- French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
- Kikongo is also an official language in 1 other country: the Republic of the Congo.
- Lingala is also an official language in 1 other country: the Republic of the Congo.
- Swahili is also an official language in 3 other countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The flag of DR Congo
Would you recognise DR Congo?
How players do with DR Congo
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with DR Congo so far, from 44 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
55% right
81st hardest of 176 · 44 answers
- Players find DR Congo on the map in 55% of tries.
Countries that border DR Congo
DR Congo borders 9 countries: Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. That is more than any other country in Africa.
Angola
Burundi
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
ZambiaQuick quiz: DR Congo
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of DR Congo?
That's the flag of DR Congo.
2. What is the capital of DR Congo?
Kinshasa is the capital of DR Congo.
3. Which of these borders DR Congo?
DR Congo borders Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Questions about DR Congo
Is DR Congo a country?
Yes. DR Congo is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of DR Congo?
The capital of DR Congo is Kinshasa.
Which countries border DR Congo?
DR Congo borders 9 countries: Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. That is more than any other country in Africa.
How many countries border DR Congo?
9. DR Congo shares a land border with 9 countries, more than any other country in Africa.
How big is DR Congo?
DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km², about the same size as Algeria (2,381,741 km²).
Is DR Congo hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find DR Congo in 55% of 44 tries, 81st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count.
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