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| Location: |
Central Africa |
| Latitude: |
0º 00´ North of the Equator |
| Longitude: |
25º 00´East of Greenwich |
| Area: |
2,345,410 sq km |
| Land: |
2,267,600 sq km |
| Water: |
77,810 sq km |
| Area Comparative: |
Slightly less than one-fourth the size of the United
State |
| Population: |
58,317,930 (growth rate: 2.9%) |
| Density per sq km: |
64 |
| Capital: |
Kinshasa |
| Terrain : |
vast central basin is a low lying plateau, mountain
east. |
| Lowest Elevation: |
Atlantic Ocean: 0m |
| Highest Elevation: |
Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema Mont Stanley: 5,110m |
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| Weather:
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.
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| GDP:
Composition per sector
Agriculture: 58%
Industry: 17%
Services: 25% |
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