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Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (population 58.32 million people) is a country in Central Africa that covers an area of 2,345,410 square kilometres. Its boundaries border Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo. The capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo is Kinshasa.

According to the United Nations human development index (HDI), Democratic Republic of the Congo is ranked 168/177 countries worldwide (value 0.365)1 and 36/45 African countries for which an index is available. This places Democratic Republic of the Congo in the group of countries with low human development.