Missionaries to Congo - Kinshasa

Elmer and Mary Deal

 

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Anniversary     Birthday's Elmer                          August 11 Mary                           October 11

Key facts about the  Democratic Republic of the Congo: Population: 51,964,999 (July 2000 est.) 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% Languages: French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Area: total: 2,345,410 sq km land: 2,267,600 sq km water: 77,810 sq km Area - comparative: slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US Climate: tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season December to February; south of Equator - wet season November to March, dry season April to October Terrain: vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east