Comparisons / Comparison of Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Guinea

Comparison of Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Guinea [S]ave

Attribute
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Guinea
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Geography
Area (km²)2,344,858245,857
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)2,267,048245,717
Water area (km²)77,810140
Land boundaries (km)10,4814,046
Border countries
  • Angola
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
Coastline (km)37320
Mean elevation (m)726472
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)5,1101,752
People
Population101,780,26312,527,440
Official languages
  • French
  • French
ReligionRoman CatholicMuslim
Government
Long country nameDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of Guinea
Short country nameDRCGuinea
Long local nameRepublique Democratique du CongoRepublique de Guinee
Short local nameRDCGuinee
Former name
  • Belgian Congo
  • Congo Free State
  • Congo/Kinshasa
  • Congo/Leopoldville
  • Zaire
  • French Guinea
Government typeSemi-presidential republicPresidential republic
CapitalKinshasaConakry
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)68,600,000,00027,970,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)41,440,000,00010,250,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.48.2
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)8002,200
Gross national saving (% of GDP)11.55.1
Labor force31,360,0005,558,000
Unemployment rate (%)-2.7
Population below poverty line (%)6347
Budget revenues (USD)4,634,000,0001,700,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)5,009,000,0001,748,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.672.47
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)11.216.6
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-0.9-0.5
Public debt (% of GDP)18.137.9
Inflation rate (%)41.58.9
Central bank discount rate (%)2022.25
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)20.6222.2
Stock of narrow money (USD)1,044,000,0001,840,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)1,044,000,0001,840,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,252,000,0001,762,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-200,000,000-705,000,000
Exports (USD)10,980,000,0003,514,000,000
Imports (USD)10,820,000,0004,799,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)457,500,000331,800,000
External debt (USD)4,963,000,0001,458,000,000
National currencyCongolese francsGuinean francs
National currency (code)CDFGNF
National currency (symbol)FCFG
National currency rate to USD19



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