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|common_name = the Democratic Republic of the Congo |image_flag = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg |image_coat = Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg |symbol_type = Coat of arms |image_map = Location DR Congo AU Africa.svg |map_caption = |image_map2 = Democratic Republic of the Congo - Location Map (2013) - COD - UNOCHA.svg |national_motto = |national_anthem = |official_languages = French |national_languages = |demonym = Congolese |ethnic_groups = ''See Ethnic groups section below'' |capital = Kinshasa |latd=4 |latm=19 |latNS=S |longd=15 |longm=19 |longEW=E |largest_city = capital |government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic |leader_title1 = President |leader_name1 = Joseph Kabila |leader_title2 = Prime Minister |leader_name2 = Augustin Matata Ponyo |legislature = Parliament |upper_house = Senate |lower_house = National Assembly |sovereignty_type = Independence |established_event1 = from Belgium |established_date1 = 30 June 1960〔 〕 |area_km2 = 2,345,409 |area_sq_mi = 905,355 |area_rank = 11th |area_magnitude = 1 E+12 |percent_water = 4.3 |population_estimate = 81,680,000〔(Democratic Republic of the Congo ) IMF population estimates〕 |population_estimate_year = 2015 |population_estimate_rank = 19th |population_density_km2 = 33.01 |population_density_sq_mi = 75.9 |population_density_rank = 182nd |GDP_PPP_year = 2015 |GDP_PPP = $61.579 billion〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Democratic Republic of the Congo )〕 |GDP_PPP_rank = |GDP_PPP_per_capita = $753.907〔 |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = |GDP_nominal_year = 2015 |GDP_nominal = $35.571 billion〔 |GDP_nominal_rank = |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $435.497〔 |GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = |Gini_year = 2006 |Gini_change = |Gini = 44.4 |Gini_ref = 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?page=1 )〕 |Gini_rank = |HDI_year = 2013 |HDI_change = increase |HDI = 0.338 |HDI_ref = |HDI_rank = 186th |currency = Congolese franc |currency_code = CDF |time_zone = WAT and CAT |utc_offset = |time_zone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |drives_on = right |calling_code = +243 |iso3166code = CD |cctld = .cd}} The Democratic Republic of the Congo (; (:kɔ̃ɡo); ), also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, RDC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo is a country located in Central Africa. From 1971 to 1997 it was named Zaïre. It borders the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan to the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the East, Zambia and Angola to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 75 million,〔 the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country, the fourth most populated nation in Africa and the nineteenth most populated country in the world. The Congolese Civil Wars, which began in 1996, brought about the end of Mobutu Sese Seko's 31-year reign and devastated the country. The wars ultimately involved nine African nations, multiple groups of UN peacekeepers and twenty armed groups,〔 〕 and resulted in the deaths of 5.4 million people. The Democratic Republic of Congo is extremely rich in natural resources, but political instability, a lack of infrastructure, deep rooted corruption, and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation have limited holistic development. Besides the capital, Kinshasa, the other major cities, Lubumbashi and Mbuji-Mayi, are both mining communities. DR Congo's largest export is raw minerals, with China accepting over 50% of DRC's exports in 2012. As of 2013, according to the Human Development Index (HDI), DR Congo has a low level of human development, ranking 186 out of 187 countries.〔 ==Etymology== The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as, in chronological order, Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Republic of Zaire and Democratic Republic of the Congo.〔 The country was known officially as the "Democratic Republic of the Congo" from 1965 to 1971, when it was changed to the "Republic of Zaïre." In 1992, the Sovereign National Conference voted to change the name of the country to the "Democratic Republic of the Congo," but the change was not put into practice. The country's name was restored by former president Laurent Kabila following the fall of long time dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Democratic Republic of the Congo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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