Flag of the DR Congo
What the flag means
- Sky blue — peace
- Red diagonal — the blood of the country's martyrs
- Yellow — the country's wealth; the star = a radiant future
Design set by: Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo (2006), Article premier · Adopted 2006
Highlights
- 🦍 Virunga's mountain gorillas
- 🌋 Nyiragongo's lava lake
- 🌳 World's 2nd largest rainforest
- 🎶 Lively Congolese rumba
- 🏞️ The mighty Congo River
Quick facts
- Region
- Africa · Middle Africa
- Population
- 112,832,473 people (2025)
- Area
- 2,344,858 km²
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Languages
- French, Lingala
- Currency
- Congolese franc (CDF)
- Organizations
- United Nations, African Union
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo (2006), Article premier
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs
- Organizations: Member States