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General Statistics
| Total Population | 60,200,000 |
| Capital | Kinshasa |
| Area size | 2,267,050 sq. km (Slightly larger than Western Europe) |
| Gross national income per capita : | 810 (PPP international $) |
| Source: Alertnet - www.alertnet.org |
Disasters, Conflict, and Migration
| Number of refugees originating here | 401,914 (2006, source: UNHCR) |
| Number of refugees residing here | 208,371 (2006, source: UNHCR) |
| Number of internally displaced people (IDP)\Estimate | 1,400,000 (2006, source: IDMC) |
Health
| Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2002): | 44/47 |
| Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): | 108 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) males | 44 (2005) |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) females | 48 (2005) |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) | 129 (2005) |
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) | 47 (2005) |
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) | 990 (2000) |
| Tuberculosis cases (TB per 100 000 people) | 392 (2008) |
Water and Sanitation (WatSan)
| Population with sustainable access to improved drinking water sources (%) rural | 29 (2004) |
| Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation (%) rural | 25 (2004) |
| Source: WHO - www.who.int |
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