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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest...
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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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    and central Africa, with the overwhelming majority of cases occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the more virulent clade Ib has...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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 national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has changed several times since 1997. The current one was introduced in 2006 and depicts a...
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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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    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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    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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    development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The Human Rights Measurement Initiative finds that the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fulfilling...
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    The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri...
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    3031 The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Parlement de la République Démocratique du Congo) is the legislative branch of the Congolese...
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    Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has always been difficult. The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers...
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    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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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) face discrimination and legal challenges not experienced...
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