Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
Languages
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language
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Location
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone
Area
2,344,858 km sq
245,857 km sq
Coastline
37 km
320 km
Climate
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
