| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Republic |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population. |
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