Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Official Name
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Population Full

86,791,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
French
Literacy Rate
77% (2016 UNESCO)
International Conventions
ACHPR (1987), CPPDCE (2010), CSICH (2010), ICCPR (1976), UNCRPD (2015), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bastin 1978, Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989, Campbell and King 2011, Olson 1996
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Democratic Republic of the Congo is 215. Of these, 214 are living and 1 is extinct. Of the living languages, 209 are indigenous and 5 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 8 are institutional, 31 are developing, 136 are vigorous, 32 are in trouble, and 7 are dying. Also listed is 1 macrolanguage.