<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo ( French ) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi ( Kongo ) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki ( Lingala ) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo ( Swahili ) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata ( Luba - Katanga ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto : `` Justice -- Paix -- Travail '' ( French ) `` Justice -- Peace -- Work '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : Debout Congolais ( French ) `` Arise , Congolese '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of Democratic Republic of the Congo ( dark green ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Kinshasa 4 ° 19 ′ S 15 ° 19 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.317 ° S 15.317 ° E ﻿ / - 4.317 ; 15.317 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> French </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recognised national languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lingala </Li> <Li> Kikongo </Li> <Li> Swahili </Li> <Li> Tshiluba </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups </Th> <Td> See Ethnic groups section below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Congolese , Zairian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary semi-presidential republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Joseph Kabila </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Bruno Tshibala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Parliament </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> National Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colonized </Th> <Td> 17 November 1879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congo Free State </Th> <Td> 1 July 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Belgian Congo </Th> <Td> 15 November 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence from Belgium </Th> <Td> 30 June 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo </Th> <Td> 1 August 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic of Zaire </Th> <Td> 29 October 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fall of Mobutu </Th> <Td> 17 May 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current constitution </Th> <Td> 18 February 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,345,409 km ( 905,567 sq mi ) ( 11th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 3.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 82,243,000 ( 16th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 34.83 / km ( 90.2 / sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $68.331 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $788 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $41.098 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $474 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2006 ) </Th> <Td> 44.4 medium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.435 low 176th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Congolese franc ( CDF ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT and CAT ( UTC + 1 to + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 243 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . cd </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo ( French ) Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi ( Kongo ) Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki ( Lingala ) Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo ( Swahili ) Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata ( Luba - Katanga ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Flag Coat of arms </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto : `` Justice -- Paix -- Travail '' ( French ) `` Justice -- Peace -- Work '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Anthem : Debout Congolais ( French ) `` Arise , Congolese '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location of Democratic Republic of the Congo ( dark green ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital and largest city </Th> <Td> Kinshasa 4 ° 19 ′ S 15 ° 19 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.317 ° S 15.317 ° E ﻿ / - 4.317 ; 15.317 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official languages </Th> <Td> French </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recognised national languages </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Lingala </Li> <Li> Kikongo </Li> <Li> Swahili </Li> <Li> Tshiluba </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ethnic groups </Th> <Td> See Ethnic groups section below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Congolese , Zairian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> Unitary semi-presidential republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Joseph Kabila </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Bruno Tshibala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> Parliament </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> National Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colonized </Th> <Td> 17 November 1879 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Congo Free State </Th> <Td> 1 July 1885 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Belgian Congo </Th> <Td> 15 November 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Independence from Belgium </Th> <Td> 30 June 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Renamed to Democratic Republic of the Congo </Th> <Td> 1 August 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Republic of Zaire </Th> <Td> 29 October 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fall of Mobutu </Th> <Td> 17 May 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Current constitution </Th> <Td> 18 February 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 2,345,409 km ( 905,567 sq mi ) ( 11th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water ( % ) </Th> <Td> 3.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 estimate </Th> <Td> 82,243,000 ( 16th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 34.83 / km ( 90.2 / sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( PPP ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $68.331 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $788 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GDP ( nominal ) </Th> <Td> 2017 estimate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> $41.098 billion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Per capita </Th> <Td> $474 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gini ( 2006 ) </Th> <Td> 44.4 medium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> HDI ( 2015 ) </Th> <Td> 0.435 low 176th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Currency </Th> <Td> Congolese franc ( CDF ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT and CAT ( UTC + 1 to + 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drives on the </Th> <Td> right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Calling code </Th> <Td> + 243 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 code </Th> <Td> CD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Internet TLD </Th> <Td> . cd </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the democratic republic of the congo gain independence
when did the democratic republic of the congo gain independence
30 June 1960
30 June 1960