Kinshasa

//**Kinshasa, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)**// is the third largest city in the whole of Africa, and though it does not have any native French speakers, it is the second largest officially francophone city in the world. Because the city is so large, over 60% of the city is rural, and only a section of land in the West is urban. Kinshasa is also the center of modern African music. It was founded by Henry Morton Stanley and was once a small fishing village.

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 * Population: 8.75 million people
 * Languages: French (official), Lingala, Congolese languages (ie. Kikongo, Swahili)
 * Area: 9965 square kilometers
 * Average yearly rainfall: 53 inches
 * Density: 704/square kilometers
 * Ethnic groups: Mongo, Luba, Kongo, Mangbetu-Azande, etc.
 * Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant), Kimbanguist, Muslim, and other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs
 * Source: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/318863/Kinshasa
 * Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/zaire/information/facts.html


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