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In French:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

In Swahili, Luba and Lingala:

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

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221 languages are spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a complex geographical pattern. The official language is French . Widespread languages include: Alur (500 000 speakers); Bangala (3 500 000 second-language speakers); Kituba (4 200 000 speakers); Kongo (1 000 000 speakers); Lendu (750 000 speakers); Lingala (8 400 000 speakers); Luba-Kasai (6 300 000 speakers); Luba-Shaba (1 505 000 speakers); Nandi (903 000 speakers); Ngbaka (750 000 speakers); Shi (654 000 speakers); Songe (1 000 000 speakers); Zaire Swahili (9 100 000 second-language speakers); Tetela (750 000 speakers) and Zande (730 000 speakers).

Names are usually written in the order family name + given name(s). Women retain their maiden names upon marriage. Children take the father’s family name.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

   Note: This section last updated 6th December 2022

Addresses are likely to be written in French. Deliveries are to post office boxes.

With the introduction of a postal code system in late 2022, home deliveries may be started. In these cases the format for urban delivery will be:

   Addressee (surname followed by given name(s))  
   Number[, ]Street Name 
   {Locality} 
   postal code[ ]CITY 

And for rural delivery it will be:

   Addressee (surname followed by given name(s)) 
   Village name 
   Sector 
   Territory 
   postal code[ ]CITY 

For example:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

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A seven-digit postal code was introduced in late 2022. The first two digits indicate the province, the next two the city or township, the next two the sector or neighbourhood, and the final digit the delivery area or post office. They are currently little used.

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Congo (Kinshasa) - Postal code format

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s previous 10 provinces and one city were replaced in 2006 with 25 new provinces and a city (shown with an asterisk):

    Bas-Uele 
    Équateur 
    Haut-Katanga 
    Haut-Lomami 
    Haut-Uele 
    Ituri 
    Kasaï 
    Kasaï oriental 
    Kinshasa *
    Kongo central 
    Kwango 
    Kwilu 
    Lomami 
    Lualaba 
    Lulua 
    Mai-Ndombe 
    Maniema 
    Mongala 
    Nord-Kivu 
    Nord-Ubangi 
    Sankuru 
    Sud-Kivu 
    Sud-Ubangi 
    Tanganyika 
    Tshopo 
    Tshuapa 

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Congolese geographic telephone area codes have 1 digit (when called from abroad). Subscriber numbers have 7 digits. Mobile numbers are no area codes, 9 digits and commence with 8 or 9.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm