congo-drc congo contains most of the congo river system and much of the vast central african...

Congo-DRC

Congo contains most of the Congo River system and much of the vast Central African rainforest.

Congo-DRCPRAY FOR THE COUNTRY

• Area: 2,345,410 sq km

• Population: 67,827,495 Annual Growth: 2.8%

• Capital: Kinshasa

• Urban Percent: 35.2%

• Human Development Index Rank:176 of 182 countries

Congo-DRCPRAY FOR THE PEOPLE

• Peoples: 239 (5 unreached)

• Languages: 217

• Official Languages: French. Trade languages Lingala/Bangala in north and northwest, Swahili in east and south, Tshiluba in centre and Kikongo/Tuba in west.

• Largest Religion: Christian (92% of population)

Christians Other ReligionsP=Protestant J=JudaismI=Independent M=MuslimA=Anglican Bh=BahaiC=Catholic B=BuddhistO=Orthodox H=HinduS=Marginal Sk=SikhU=Unaffiliated Ch=Chinese Rel.X=Other Christian; E=Trad. Ethnic All Christians N=Non-Religious  T=Other

Congo-DRCPRAY FOR THE CHURCH

• Christians (self-identified): 62,503,037 92.2% of population Annual Growth: 2.7%

• Evangelicals: 12,688,720 18.7% of population Annual Growth: 3.7%