DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo · Middle Africa
The DR Congo is a country in Middle Africa, with Kinshasa as its capital, home to about 112,832,473 people. The DR Congo shares land borders with 9 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Kinshasa |
|---|---|
| Region | Middle Africa |
| Currency | Congolese franc (CDF FC) |
| Calling code | +243 |
| ISO codes | CD / COD / 180 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇨🇩 |
| Population | 112,832,473 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 2,344,858 km² |
| Languages | French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili |
| Internet domain | .cd |
| Demonym | Congolese |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of DR Congo mean?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's flag, adopted on 18 February 2006, places a yellow star in the corner of a sky-blue field crossed by a red diagonal band edged in yellow. Officially, the blue represents peace, the red the blood of the country's martyrs, the yellow the country's wealth, and the star its radiant future. The design returns to the flag flown between 1963 and 1971, with the royal blue lightened to sky blue, and its star descends from the very first flag used in the Congo in 1877, a plain blue field with a single gold star.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
About DR Congo
The DR Congo, officially Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a United Nations member state in Middle Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Kinshasa. It shares land borders with 9 countries. The official currency is the Congolese franc (FC), using the code CDF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of DR Congo for Kinshasa’s own facts and history.
To call the DR Congo from abroad, dial the country code +243. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes CD (alpha-2) and COD (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 112,832,473.
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How the DR Congo compares
- Area: 2,344,858 km², ranking 11 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 112,832,473, ranking 15 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 48 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 9, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as the DR Congo
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
DR Congo appears in these lists
Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.