Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Summary Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Population: 56,625,039 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.) Capital: Kinshasa GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $610 (2002 est.) Detailed Facts            Map Compare Congo, Democratic Republic of the to other countries: Comparisons Congo, Democratic Republic of the appears in the following rankings  • Poverty More about Congo, Democratic Republic of the  • African recipes  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the travel  •  Democratic_Republic_of_Congo airlines  •  Democratic_Republic_of_Congo airports •  Democratic_Republic_of_Congo books •  Democratic_Republic_of_Congo music •  Democratic_Republic_of_Congo DVDs

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