_#_Legal system: based on Belgian civil law system and tribal law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Anniversary of the Regime (Second Republic), 24 November (1965)
_#_Executive branch: president, prime minister, Executive Council (cabinet)
_#_Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council (Conseil Legislatif)
_#_Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
_#_Leaders:
Chief of State—President Marshal MOBUTU Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa
Za Banga (since 24 November 1965);
Head of Government—Prime Minister Bernadin MUNGUL DIAKA (since 23 October 1991)
_#_Political parties and leaders: sole legal party until January 1991—Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR); other parties include Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), Etienne TSHISEKEDI wa Mulumba; Democratic Social Christian Party (PDSC), Union of Federalists and Independent Republicans (UFERI); and Congolese National Movement-Lumumba (MNC-L)
_#_Suffrage: universal and compulsory at age 18