Superficie: 2,344,858 sq km
Capitale: Kinshasa
Principales villes: Kinshasa, Kisangani, Lusanga, Lubumbashi
Langue officielle: French
Fête de l'indépendance: June 30
Population: 68,692,542 (CIA est. July 2010)
Croissance démographique: 3.208% (CIA 2010 est.)
Espérance de vie: 54.36 years (CIA 2010 est.)
Taux d'alphabétisation: 67.2% (CIA 2001 est.)
Religions: Roman catholic 50%, Protestants 20%, Kimbanguists 10%, Muslim 10%, Others (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs)10%
Indice de développement humain: 142nd out of 162 countries (CIA est. 1999)
Monnaie: CDF (Congolese franc)
PIB: $ 11.11 billion (CIA est. 2009)
PIB par habitant: $ 300 (CIA est. 2009)
Taux de croissance: 2% (CIA 2009 est. )
Taux de chômage: 95% (Le Potentiel, 2005)
Taux d'inflation: 16.7% (CIA est. 2007)
Position budgétaire nette: -2,5% of GDP (BAD, OCDE, 2005)
Balance des paiements: -450 millions $ in 2006 (ME 2007)
Partenaires export: China 46.75%, US 15.35%, Belgium 10.68%, Zambia 5.78%, Finland 4.38% (CIA 2009)
Partenaires importateurs: South Africa 18.22%, Belgium 10.2%, China 8.34%, Zambia 7.77%, France 7.28%, Zimbabwe 6.52%, Kenya 5.48%, Netherlands 4.13%, Italy 3.96% (CIA 2009)
Contribution des différents secteurs au PIB: Agriculture 55%, industry 11%, services 34% (CIA est. 2000)