Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 2,267,000 sq.km.*
Population (1998): 49,208,000**
Population density: 21.7 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1980/1997): 29.5/29.2¬
Population growth (1985-1990/1995-2000): 3.3/2.6**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 48.0/52.9**
Fertility rate (1975-80/1995-2000): 6.5/6.2**
Capital: Kinshasa
Largest city/population (2003): Kinshasa/6 millions~
Gross National Product (1997): $5.1 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $110*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): -5.4%¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 141/0.479
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = MONUC 2003
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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