Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Also Known As DR Congo · Zaire (the country's name from 1971 to 1997)
Middle Africa
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa centered on the Congo Basin, most of its terrain covered by dense rainforest and crossed by many rivers, with mountainous terrain in the east and southeast. It gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960. President Mobutu Sese Seko renamed the country Zaire in October 1971, a name it carried until 1997; it is also known today as DR Congo or Congo-Kinshasa, distinguishing it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo. Its capital, largest city and economic center is Kinshasa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearIndependence from Belgium, 30 June 1960. Classification
Sovereignty Status Democratic Republic of the Congo
Connections
Associated With
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the nine states the UN Middle Africa definition names.
Source Central Africa (Wikipedia)
Source Kinshasa (Wikipedia)
Source Sub-Saharan Africa (Wikipedia)
Source Democratic Republic of the Congo (Wikipedia)
Source East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Source Nile (Wikipedia)
Source Virunga National Park (Wikipedia)
Bordered By Water
Source Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
Has Capital
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source Kinshasa (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
Source Congo River (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Paul Panda Farnana, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Bodo (painter), nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Chéri Chérin, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Chéri Samba, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Pilipili Mulongoy, nationals include there.
- Also in Arts and Music Atlas: Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu, nationals include there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Albertine Rift, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Congo Craton, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Lavaka, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Mount Bisoke, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Mount Karisimbi, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Mount Nyiragongo, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Mount Sabyinyo, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Rift Valley, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Ruwenzori Mountains, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Virunga Mountains, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Central Bank of the Congo, part of this there.
- Also in Food and Drink Atlas: Isombe, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo National Program to Fight AIDS (PNLS), found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Boan languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Konjo language (Bantu), found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Lenduic languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Mangbetu languages, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Mangbutu-Lese languages, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Marcel Lihau, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Nicolas Bayona Ba Meya, nationals include there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Adder's Tongue Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: African Baobab, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: African Great Lakes, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Asian Tiger Mosquito, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Atlantic Tarpon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Banana (Musa acuminata), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Banyan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Baobab, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Black Spleenwort, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Blue Marlin, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Bluegill, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Book Scorpion, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cacao (Theobroma cacao), found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Carp, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common redshank, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Congo Basin Rainforest, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Dalbergia melanoxylon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Drosophila melanogaster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Eggplant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Fruit Fly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Giant Oarfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Great cormorant, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Green Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Greylag Goose, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hawksbill Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: House Sparrow, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Humpback Anglerfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: John Dory, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Lake Tanganyika, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Leatherback Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Loggerhead Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Lophira alata, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mahi-mahi, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mediterranean Fruit Fly, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Mozambique Tilapia, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Northern pintail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Old World Climbing Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ophioglossum Vulgatum, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Regalecus Glesne, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Royal Fern, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sago Palm, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Swordfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Synodontis petricola, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Tabernanthe Iboga, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Triplochiton scleroxylon, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Yellowfin Tuna, found there there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo, the same subject.
- Also in Political Atlas: Suminwa Government, governed by there.
- Also in Political Atlas: Tshisekedi Administration, governed by there.
- Also in Sport and Games Atlas: Dikembe Mutombo, nationals include there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Democratic Republic of the Congo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, alt names
also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo
Zaire period section
It was renamed Zaire, a past name for the Congo River, in October 1971 by President Mobutu Sese Seko
Infobox
The capital, largest city, and economic center is Kinshasa.
Infobox, Area
2,345,409 km2 (905,567 sq mi)
Infobox, Population
2026 estimate: 116,452,000
Infobox, Population year
2026 estimate
Infobox, Independence
Independence from Belgium: 30 June 1960
Lead section
Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the DRC's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and is crossed by many rivers. The east and southeast are mountainous.
- On Continent: Africa
- Associated With: The Congo Basin
View the Source Central Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDefinition section, DRC associated-with edgeQuote, Definition section, DRC associated-with edge
the United Nations geoscheme identifies it as Middle Africa, comprising nine sovereign states including the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wikidata: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Congo River, Course descriptionQuote, Rivers Through Territory: The Congo River, Course description
running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at Muanda
Lake Tanganyika (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Infobox, CountriesQuote, Bordered By Water: Lake Tanganyika, Infobox, Countries
Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia
Nile (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Nile, Infobox, Basin countriesQuote, Associated With: The Nile, Infobox, Basin countries
Burundi, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
Kinshasa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kinshasa, Infobox, Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Has Capital: Kinshasa, Lead section, capital fact
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
View the Source East African Rift (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent sectionQuote, Associated With: The Great Rift Valley, Extent section
The Western Rift Valley includes the Albertine Rift, which transects Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi through the Ruzizi Plain, and farther south Tanzania, Zambia, the valley of Lake Malawi and Mozambique.
Wikidata: Virunga National Park
Encompasses: Virunga National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Mangroves National Park
Encompasses: Mangroves National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Wikidata: Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Encompasses: Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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