Zaire
Africa · Capital: Kinshasa · Population: 46,498,539
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Population
- 46,498,539
- Area
- 2,345,410
- Government
- republic with a strong presidential system
- Population growth
- 1.67%
- Infant mortality
- 108
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- ZRE
- Capital province
- Kinshasa
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 16,500
- Agriculture
- —
- Industry
- —
- Services
- —
- Inflation
- 12
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Zaire →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandundu | Bandundu | 4,644,758 | 295,658 |
| Bas Zaire | Matadi | 2,158,595 | 53,920 |
| Equateur | Mbandaka | 3,960,187 | 403,293 |
| Haut Zaire | Kisangani | 5,119,750 | 503,239 |
| Kasai Occidental | Kananga | 3,465,756 | 156,967 |
| Kasai Oriental | Mbuji Mayi | 2,859,220 | 168,216 |
| Kinshasa | Kinshasa | 2,778,281 | 9,965 |
| Kivu | Bukavu | 5,232,442 | 256,662 |
| Shaba | Lubumbashi | 4,452,618 | 496,965 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | Kinshasa | 4,655,313 | -4.30, 15.20 |
| Lubumbashi | Shaba | 851,381 | — |
| Mbuji Mayi | Kasai Oriental | 806,475 | — |
| Kolwezi | Shaba | 417,810 | — |
| Kisangani | Haut Zaire | 417,517 | — |
| Kananga | Kasai Occidental | 393,030 | — |
| Likasi | Shaba | 299,118 | — |
| Bukavu | Kivu | 201,569 | — |
| Kikwit | Bandundu | 182,142 | — |
| Tshikapa | Kasai Occidental | 180,860 | — |
| Matadi | Bas Zaire | 172,730 | — |
| Mbandaka | Equateur | 169,841 | — |
| Mwene Ditu | Kasai Oriental | 137,459 | — |
| Boma | Bas Zaire | 135,284 | — |
| Uvira | Kivu | 115,590 | — |
| Butembo | Kivu | 109,406 | — |
| Goma | Kivu | 109,094 | — |
| Kalemi | Kasai Oriental | 101,309 | — |
| Bandundu | Bandundu | — | — |
Ethnic groups
Memberships
- African Development Bank regional member
- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries member
- Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Africa member
- Economic Community of Central African States member
- Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 19 member
- Group of 24 member
- Group of 77 member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Chamber of Commerce member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part II
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category III
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Nonaligned Movement member
- Organization of African Unity member
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- United Nations member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Federation of Trade Unions member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
Bordering countries
Natural features
Rivers
- Bomu Haut Zaire
- Busira Equateur
- Casai Bandundu
- Casai Kasai Occidental
- Casai Shaba
- Cuango Bandundu
- Cuango Bas Zaire
- Cuilo Bandundu
- Kwa Bandundu
- Lomami Haut Zaire
- Lomami Kasai Oriental
- Lomami Kivu
- Lomami Shaba
- Lukuga Shaba
- Luvua Shaba
- Ruki Equateur
- Tshuapa Equateur
- Tshuapa Kasai Oriental
- Ubangi Equateur
- Uelle Equateur
- Uelle Haut Zaire
- Zaire Bandundu
- Zaire Bas Zaire
- Zaire Equateur
- Zaire Haut Zaire
- Zaire Kinshasa