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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country...
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    The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a...
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  • Thumbnail for Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined drastically around the 1980s, despite being home to vast potential in natural resources...
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    Demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo include ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious...
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    Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It...
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  • The earliest known human settlements in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been dated back to the Middle Stone Age, approximately 90...
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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a multilingual country where an estimated total of 242 languages are spoken. Ethnologue lists 215 living languages...
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  • Thumbnail for President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Président de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia...
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  • Thumbnail for Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
    Democratic Republic of the Congo became the Republic of Zaire in 1971. It would again become the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. The period between...
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  • Thumbnail for Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country of sub-Saharan Africa, occupying some 2,344,858 square kilometres (905,355 sq mi). Most...
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  • Thumbnail for Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Politics of the Democratic Republic of Congo take place in the framework of a republic in transition from a civil war to a semi-presidential republic. On 18...
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  • Thumbnail for List of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current...
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    music in the Lingala language; most songs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are sung in Lingala. Since the colonial era, Kinshasa, Congo's capital...
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    is the predominant religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Catholicism and Protestantism being its main denominations. The Democratic Republic...
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    The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) produces copper, diamonds...
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  • The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Forces armées de la république démocratique du Congo [FARDC]) is the state organisation...
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  • Thumbnail for Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    the Congo River, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) upstream from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Kongo Central Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
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  • Events of the year 2024 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President: Félix Tshisekedi Prime Minister: Sama Lukonde (until 12 June); Judith Suminwa...
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    3031°E / -4.3322; 15.3031 The Senate (French: Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The senate was established...
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    The wildlife of the Democratic Republic of the Congo includes its flora and fauna, comprising a large biodiversity in rainforests, seasonally flooded forests...
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  • Thumbnail for Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Cabinet, is the junior institution in the executive branch of the central authority...
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  • Thumbnail for Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2024 Summer Olympics
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's...
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    The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name Mission...
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    In 2022, heavy tensions broke out between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, which have led to several alleged attacks by Congolese...
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  • Thumbnail for Kinshasa
    1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa...
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  • Thumbnail for National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the...
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  • FIFA as Congo DR, represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football...
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    eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying immediately west of the Virunga National Park and the Rwenzori Mountains, on the edge of the Ituri Forest...
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    officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest...
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  • Thumbnail for Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the east of the country in particular, has been described as the "Rape Capital of the World", and the prevalence...
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