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| Country name |
conventional long form: democratic republic of the congo conventional short form: none local short form: none former: congo free state, belgian congo, congo/leopoldville, congo/kinshasa, zaire local long form: republique democratique du congo abbreviation: droc |
| Government type | dictatorship; presumably undergoing a transition to representative government |
| Capital | Kinshasa |
| Administrative divisions | 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) and one city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu |
| Independence | 30 June 1960 (from Belgium) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 30 June (1960) |
| Constitution | a new constitution was adopted 17 July 2003 |
| Legal system | based on Belgian civil law system and tribal law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal and compulsory |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president joseph kabila (since 26 january 2001); note - following the assassination of his father, laurent desire kabila, on 16 january 2001, joseph kabila succeeded to the presidency; the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: president joseph kabila (since 26 january 2001); note - following the assassination of his father, laurent desire kabila, on 16 january 2001, joseph kabila succeeded to the presidency; the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: national executive council, appointed by the president elections: prior to the overthrow of MOBUTU Sese Seko, the president was elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 29 July 1984 (next was scheduled to be held in May 1997); formerly, there was also a prime minister who was elected by the High Council of the Republic; note - a Transitional Government is drafting a new constitution with free elections scheduled to be held in NA 2005 note: joseph kabila succeeded his father, laurent desire kabila, following the latter's assassination in january 2001, negotiations with rebel leaders led to the establishment of a transitional government in july 2003 with free elections scheduled to be held in na 2005 election results: results of the last election were: mobutu sese seko kuku ngbendu wa za banga reelected president in 1984 without opposition |
| Legislative branch | a 300-member Transitional Constituent Assembly established in August 2000 elections: na; members of the transitional constituent assembly were appointed by former president laurent desire kabila |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court or Cour Supreme |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Social Christian Party or PDSC [Andre BO-BOLIKO]; Forces for Renovation for Union and Solidarity or FONUS [Joseph OLENGHANKOY]; National Congolese Lumumbist Movement or MNC [Francois LUMUMBA]; Popular Movement of the Revolution or MPR (three factions: MPR-Fait Prive [Catherine NZUZI wa Mbombo]; MPR/Vunduawe [Felix VUNDUAWE]; MPR/Mananga [MANANGA Dintoka Mpholo]); Unified Lumumbast Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA]; Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI wa Mulumba]; Union of Federalists and Independent Republicans or UFERI (two factions: uferi [lokambo omokoko]; uferi/or [adolph kishwe maya]) |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OPCW (signatory), PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador faida mitifu FAX: [1] (202) 234-2609 telephone: [1] (202) 234-7690, 7691 chancery: 1800 new hampshire avenue nw, washington, dc 20009 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador aubrey hooks embassy: 310 avenue des aviateurs, kinshasa mailing address: unit 31550, apo ae 09828 telephone: [243] (88) 43608 FAX: [243] (88) 43467 |
| Flag description | light blue with a large yellow five-pointed star in the center and a columnar arrangement of six small yellow five-pointed stars along the hoist side |
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