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Revision as of 18:08, 5 August 2009
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo: World Factbook, 2009[1] | |
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Area |
2,344,858 sq km |
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Population |
68,692,542 |
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Languages |
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
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Religions |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10% |
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Ethnicity |
Over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population[2] |
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Groups Associated with MWC |
3 (2006) |
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Membership in MWC Affiliated Churches |
216,268 (2006) |
- ↑ "Congo, Democratic Republic of the," CIA World Factbook. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html (accessed 5 August 2009).
- ↑ Ibid.
