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AREA 2,345,410 sq km (slightly less than one-quarter of continental US)

POPULATION 58,317,930

ETHNIC GROUPS Over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population

RELIGIONS Roman Catholic 50% Protestant 20% Kimbanguist 10% Muslim 10% other syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs 10%