Zaïre
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Motto: Justice - Peace - Work French: Justice - Paix - Travail | |||||
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Anthem: La Zaïroise | |||||
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Capital | Kinshasa 4°24′ S 15°24′ E | ||||
Largest city | Kinshasa | ||||
Official language(s) | French (Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba are national languages) | ||||
Government President |
Republic Léopold Honoré Mobutu | ||||
Independence -Date |
From Belgium June 30, 1960 | ||||
Area - Total - Water (%) |
2,345,410 km² 3.3% | ||||
Population - 2006 - Density |
60,000,000 24/km² | ||||
GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita |
$47,768,876,387.87 $9,553.78 | ||||
Currency - Exchange rate |
Zaïre $1 (USD) = 2.0564 Zaïres | ||||
National animal | Leopard | ||||
Time zone - Summer (DST) |
CET, EET (UTC +1 to +2) not observed (UTC +1 to +2) | ||||
Internet TLD | .zr | ||||
Calling code | +243 |