The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, is a state located in Central Africa, with a short Atlantic coastline (37 km). It is the third largest country in Africa by area after Sudan and Algeria and the twelfth largest in the world.
Area
Total 2,345,409 km2 (12th)
Water (%) 4.3
Population
2010 estimate 70,916,439 (19th)
Density 29.3/km2 (182nd)
75.9/sq mi
Currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
Time zone
WAT, CAT (UTC+1 to +2)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+1 to +2)