About Democratic Republic of Congo
 official name: Democratic Republic of Congo
capital: Kinshasa
head of state: Joseph Kabila
state: dictatorship (presumed to be transitional)
population: 62,660,551
independence: from Belgium in 1960
languages: French (official), Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
religion: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%
currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
media: NA
Communication
main lines in use: 10,600 (2005)
cellular telephones: 2.6 million (2005)
Internet hosts: 188 (2005)
Internet users: 50,000 (2002)
Articles:
 LA REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO TOUJOURS HOSTILE A L�HOMOSEXUALITE
by Mask Admin 8/10/2009
KINSHASA � 08 Octobre 2009 : Malgr� ses six millions d�habitants, Kinshasa, la capitale de la R�publique D�mocratique du Congo, est loin d��tre une ville o� on peut vivre et exprimer ouvertement son orientation sexuelle.
DRC STILL HOSTILE TO HOMOSEXUALITY
by Mask Admin 7/10/2009
KINSHASA 07 October 2009: - Despite its six million inhabitants, Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is far from a city in which to live openly express their sexual orientation.
Si jeunesse savait � la rescousse des individus LGBTI en RDC
by Abeli Zahabu 8/7/2008
R�publique D�mocratique du Congo � 08 Juillet 2008 : La communaut� lesbiennes, gays, bi, trans et intersex (LGBTI) de la R�publique D�mocratique du Congo a trouve un avocat en la personne de l�organisation non gouvernementale et association f�ministe �Si Jeunesse Savait� (SJS).
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Jessica Stern, researcher for Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program
