• The capital and largest city is Kinshasa.
• The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of cobalt ore, and a major producer of copper and diamonds.
• Over 200 ethnic groups populate the Democratic Republic of the Congo, of which the majority are Bantu peoples. Together, Mongo, Luba, Kongo peoples, Mangbetu and the Azande peoples constitute around 45% of the population.
• The Kongo people are the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Languages: 

• French