Democratic Republic of Congo
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 12
No. of saints in church life: 690
No. of saints attending the Lord's table meeting: 590
Country Profile
Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Geographical
Size: land: 2,267,048 sq km, water: 77,810 sq 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)
Population: 115,403,027 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 3.11% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: more than 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest groups - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) - make up about 45% of the population
Languages: French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Religion: Roman Catholic 29.9%, Protestant 26.7%, Kimbanguist 2.8%, other Christian 36.5%, Muslim 1.3%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 1.2%, none 1.3%, unspecified .2% (2014 est.)
Capital
City: Kinshasa
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