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Congolese Country

A country of central Africa astride the equator. Inhabited originally by Pygmy peoples and later by migrating Bantu and Nilotic groups, the region came under the control of Leopold II of Belgium in the late 1870s and was annexed outright in 1908.

  • Country:Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Official name:Republique Democratique du Congo
  • Continent:Africa
  • Capital city:Kinshasa
  • Major cities:Lubumbashi, Mbuji Mayi, Kananga, Kisangani, Likasi, Kalémié, Bukavu, Kamina, Kikwit, Matadi, Mbandaka
  • Currency:Congolese franc
  • Official languages:French
  • Motto:Peace, justice, labour.
  • Highest point:Pic Marguerite 5,109 m.
  • Neighbouring countries:Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola
  • Internet code: .cd
  • Number of internet users:6,000 (2002)
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