• Population: 56 million (UN, 2005)
• Capital: Kinshasa
• Area: 2.34 million sq km (905,354 sq miles)
• Major languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba
• Major religions: Christianity, Islam
• Life expectancy: 42 years (men), 44 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Congolese franc = 100 centimes
• Main exports: Diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt, crude oil
• GNI per capita: US $120 (World Bank, 2006)

The press

• Le Potentiel - daily
• La Reference Plus - daily
• L'Avenir - daily
• Le Soft - weekly
• Le Palmares - daily
• L'Observateur - daily
• Elima - evening daily

Television

• Radio-Television Nationale Congolaise (RTNC)
• Television Congolaise
• Antenne A - private, commercial
• Canal Z - commercial
• Canal Kin - private
• Raga TV - private
• Tropicana TV - private
• Radiotelevision Kin Malebo (RTKM) - private

Radio

• La Voix du Congo - state-controlled, operated by RTNC, broadcasting in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo
• Radio Okapi - UN-backed politically-independent network, on FM and shortwave
• Raga FM - private
• Top Congo FM - private

News agencies

• Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) - state-controlled

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