Rep. Démocratique du Congo

Exact population: 62,660,551 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 65.5%; male: 76.2%; female: 55.1%
Ethnicities: Over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population
Land boundaries: Total: 10,730 km border countries: Angola 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 233 km, Central African Republic 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda 217 km, Sudan 628 km, Tanzania 459 km, Uganda 765 km, Zambia 1,930 km
Terrain: Vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Extremes: Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m; highest point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m
Imports: South Africa 17.2%, Belgium 14.5%, France 10.1%, Zambia 8.5%, Kenya 5.9%, US 5.6%, Germany 5.5% (2004)
Exports: Belgium 47.5%, Finland 20.8%, US 10.9%, China 7.5% (2004)
Industries: Mining (diamonds, copper, zinc), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship repair

Source: CIA World Factbook