Zaire
(Redirected from Zaïre)
| 1965–1997 | |||||||||
| Motto: Paix — Justice — Travail[1] "Peace — Justice — Work" | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Zaïroise "The Zairian" | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Kinshasa (named "Léopoldville" until 1966) 4°19′S 15°19′E / 4.317°S 15.317°E | ||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||
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| Ethnic groups | See Ethnic groups section below | ||||||||
| Religion (1986)[2] |
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| Demonyms | Léopoldville-Congolese (1965–1966) Kinshasa-Congolese (1966–1971) Zairian (1971–1997) | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary Mobutist one-party[b] presidential republic under a totalitarian[5] military dictatorship[6] | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1965–1997 | Mobutu Sese Seko | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1965–1966 | Léonard Mulamba (first) | ||||||||
• 1977–1979 | Mpinga Kasenda (second) | ||||||||
• 1997 | Likulia Bolongo (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative Council | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War, post-Cold War era | ||||||||
| 24 November 1965 | |||||||||
| 15 August 1974 | |||||||||
| 17 May 1997 | |||||||||
| 7 September 1997 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi) | ||||||||
• Water (%) | 3.32 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1971 | 18,400,000[7] | ||||||||
• 1997 | 46,498,539 | ||||||||
| GDP (nominal) | 1983 estimate | ||||||||
• Total |  $4.5 billion[2] | ||||||||
| HDI (1990 formula) | 0.294[8] low | ||||||||
| Currency | Congolese franc (1965–1967) Zaïre (1967–1997) (ZRN) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 to +2 (WAT and CAT) | ||||||||
| Calling code | +243 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ZR | ||||||||
| Internet TLD | .zr | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||||
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