DR Congo

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second among the 54 countries that make up the African continent, from its surface which is 2,345,000 km2 and it comes in fourth position still in Africa compared to demographics which is about 67-70 million as estimations. Our land occupies ninth in the world in terms of area.

It is also the only African country that is surrounded by neighbors with 9 border more or less 10,730 Km area to secure.

We share with Angola 2511 km including 225 km along the Cabinda, 2410 km with the Republic of Congo, 1,930 kilometers with Zambia, 1,577 km with the Central African Republic, 765 km with Uganda, 628 km with South Sudan 459 km with Tanzania, 233 km with Burundi and 217 km with Rwanda.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is divided into ten provinces and one city-province (capital Kinshasa):

#	Province	Capital	Land Area (km²)	Population (est. 2013)
1	Bandundu	Bandundu	295 658	8 567 339
2	Bas-Congo	Matadi	53 920	4 829 923
3	Équateur	Mbandaka	403 292	7 977 080
4	Kasaï-Occidental	Kananga	154 742	5 738 420
5	Kasaï-Oriental	Mbuji-Mayi	170 302	7 089 149
6	Katanga	Lubumbashi	496 877	6 059 063
7	Kinshasa	Kinshasa	9 965	9 757 236
8	Maniema	Kindu	132 250	2 199 884
9	Nord-Kivu	Goma	59 483	6 175 195
10	Orientale	Kisangani	503 239	8 633 573
11	Sud-Kivu	Bukavu	65 070	4 944 662
Total			2 344 798	71 971 524

Source: World Gazetteer
Les 26 provinces prévues par la constitution sont les suivantes :

#	Province	Capital	Land Area (km²)
1	Bas-Uele	Buta	148 331
2	Équateur	Mbandaka	103 902
3	Haut-Katanga	Lubumbashi	132 425
4	Haut-Lomami	Kamina	108 204
5	Haut-Uele	Isiro	89 683
6	Ituri	Bunia	65 658
7	Kasaï	Luebo	95 631
8	Kasaï-Oriental	Mbuji-Mayi	9 481
9	Kinshasa	Kinshasa	9 965
10	Kongo-Central	Matadi	53 920
11	Kwango	Kenge	89 974
12	Kwilu	Kikwit	78 219
13	Lomami	Kabinda	56 426
14	Lualaba	Kolwezi	121 308
15	Lulua	Kananga	60 958
16	Mai-Ndombe	Inongo	127 465
17	Maniema	Kindu	132 520
18	Mongala	Lisala	58 141
19	Nord-Kivu	Goma	59 483
20	Nord-Ubangi	Gbadolite	56 644
21	Sankuru	Lusambo	104 331
22	Sud-Kivu	Bukavu	65 070
23	Sud-Ubangi	Gemena	51 648
24	Tanganyika	Kalemie	134 940
25	Tshopo	Kisangani	199 567
26	Tshuapa	Boende	132 957