Democratic Republic of Congo
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo in French) is the third largest country of Africa and it was formerly a Belgian colony - known as Zaire or Zaïre in French. Literally, Congo means a hunter, perhaps an apt description of the land and the people as traditionally hunting must be the main livelihood of the people. The word is derived from the Bakongo ethnic group, living in the Congo river basin. After gaining independence, it became the Republic of Congo. However, it changed its name to the Democratic Republic of (the) Congo to differentiate its name from the neighbouring country of the same name, Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo shares its borders with the Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola. A forty kilometre stretch on the Congo River gives the country access to the Sea. and the Republic of the Congo on the
The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan and has an equatorial location. The country experiences a rainfall of upward of 80 inches and has the second largest concentration of forests in the world, the first one being the forests around the Amazon River. The country also faces the highest frequency of thunderstorms in the world.
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Overview
Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo in French) is the third largest country of Africa and it was formerly a Belgian colony - known as Zaire or Zaïre in French. Literally, Congo means a hunter, perhaps an apt description of the land and the people as traditionally hunting must be the main livelihood of the people. The word is derived from the Bakongo ethnic group, living in the Congo river basin. After gaining independence, it became the Republic of Congo. However, it changed its name to the Democratic Republic of (the) Congo to differentiate its name from the neighbouring country of the same name, Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo shares its borders with the Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola. A forty kilometre stretch on the Congo River gives the country access to the Sea. and the Republic of the Congo on the
The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan and has an equatorial location. The country experiences a rainfall of upward of 80 inches and has the second largest concentration of forests in the world, the first one being the forests around the Amazon River. The country also faces the highest frequency of thunderstorms in the world.
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Tips for: backpackers • business travelers • luxury/exotic travel • hitchhikers • families • seniors • LBG travelers • pet owners |
Hotels and lodging
Democratic Republic of Congo/Hotels
Attractions
| Find out where to go in the maps section below. |
Shopping
Democratic Republic of Congo/Shopping
Maps and transportation
Getting to Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo/Transport
Exploring Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo/Exploring
Practical information and resources
Democratic Republic of Congo/Resources
Restaurants
Democratic Republic of Congo/Restaurants
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Nightlife
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Text with links to user-reviews on other pages
Democratic Republic of Congo/Reviews
Nightlife
Democratic Republic of Congo/Nightlife
Photo gallery
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Landscape |
A banana seller |
Everything else
| Got something to say that doesn't fit in the other sections of this page? Create a new page about it. Start by adding a paragraph exactly as above: for example, copy (from the EDIT BOX) the heading "Nightlife" and the three lines below it, paste in below that section, and change "Nightlife" (in all three places) to your new subject. If it's great, add a snippet below the heading. Then click on the new link and start on the new page. |
See Democratic Republic of Congo/Miscellaneous
External resources
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If you want to add personal links, please do that on your user page (you can also write your profile there). If you have a link with great content that travellers need, you can add it at Democratic Republic of Congo/Links |
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| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Democratic Republic of Congo. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with World Wikia, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. |
