Passport card
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DR Congo
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Congolese franc
- Languages
- French, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo and Tshiluba
- People
- About 12 crore
- Size
- About 23.4 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Félix Tshisekedi
- Free since
- 30 June 1960
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Kinshasa
⭐ DR Congo is the biggest French-speaking country in the world!
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Two ways to learn
Learn about DR Congo
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to DR Congo
Turn the globe with your finger. DR Congo has 9 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
DR Congo and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 1.4 times the size of DR Congo.
- PeopleIndia has about 13 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 12 crore in DR Congo.
- DistanceKinshasa is about 7,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeDR Congo is 4½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Kinshasa.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on DR Congo, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on DR Congo
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn DR Congo's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put DR Congo back on the map
DR Congo and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 7 back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free DR Congo worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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