Belgian Congo

Congo belge (French) Belgisch-Kongo (Dutch) Belgian Congo Belgian colony ← 1908–1960 → Flag Coat of arms Motto Travail et Progrès (Work and Progress) The Belgian Congo Capital Léopoldville or Leopoldstad (now Kinshasa) Language(s) French (de facto official) Dutch (majority of whites) more than 200 indigenous languages Political structure Colony King of Belgium  - 1908–09 Leopold II  - 1909–34 Albert I  - 1934–51 Leopold III  - 1951–60 Baudouin I Governor  - 1908–10 Baron Wahis  - 1946–51 Eugène Jacques Pierre Louis Jungers  - 1958–60 Henri Arthur Adolf Marie Christopher Cornelis History  - Established 15 November, 1908  - Independence 30 June, 1960  - Secessions¹ July–August 1960 Area  - 1960 2,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi) Population  - 1960 est. 16,610,000       Density 7.1 /km2  (18.3 /sq mi) Currency Congolese franc ¹ Secession of Katanga on 11 July and South Kasai on 8 August 1960 Warning: Value specified for "continent" does not comply

Belgian Congo