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 Congo - Kinshasa Arbitration

Congo - Kinshasa is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

• Signature: 29 October 1968
• Deposit of Ratification: 29 April 1970
• Entry into Force: 29 May 1970
• Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Congo - Kinshasa has made the following panel designations effective until 11 December 2012:
  - Me Kalala TSHIBANGU: Attorney

Congo - Kinshasa is not a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

• Date of Accession: N/A
• Entry into Force: N/A

Congo - Kinshasa is a Contracting State to both the 1899 & 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• 1899 Entry into Force: 25 March 1961
• 1907 Entry into Force: 25 March 1961

Congo - Kinshasa is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 20 September 1960
• Zaire joined the United Nations on 20 September 1960. On 17 May 1997, Zaire changed its name to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Official State Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo - République Démocratique du Congo

Official Language: French

Recognised Regional Languages: Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba

Capital: Kinshasa

Motto: "Justice – Paix – Travail" "Justice – Peace – Work"

Currency: Congolese franc (CDF)

Time Zone: (UTC+1 to +2)

International Calling Code: +243

Internet TLD: .cd

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