Democratic Republic of the Congo: Difference between revisions

In {{UN_Population|Year}}, the UN estimated the country's population to be {{#expr:{{formatnum:{{UN_Population|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}|R}}/1e6 round 0}} million,{{UN_Population|ref}} a rapid increase from 39.1&nbsp;million in 1992 despite the ongoing war.<ref>"[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+zr0053) Zaire&nbsp;– Population] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628105720/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd%2Fcstdy%3A%40field%28DOCID+zr0053%29 |date=28 June 2017 }}". [[Library of Congress Country Studies]].</ref> As many as 250 ethnic groups have been identified and named. About 600,000 [[Congo Pygmies|Pygmies]] are the aboriginal people of the DR Congo.<ref>"[https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/22/1053585643490.html Pygmies want UN tribunal to address cannibalism] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121110837/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/22/1053585643490.html |date=21 January 2010 }}." ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. 23 May 2003.</ref>