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The world’s largest desert, the Sahara, lies to its North. Congo shares its boundary
with nine countries : Central African Republic and Sudan in the north; Uganda,
Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania in the east; Zambia and Angola in the south; and

Congo-Brazzaville lies to the west of Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Name : Republique

S O U T H
: Democratique du Congo C E N T R A L A F R I C A N S U D A N
R E P U B L I C
C A M E R O O N JUBA
Capital : Kinshasa YAOUNDE BANDUI
Currency : Congolese Franc
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
Official languages : French, Lingala R E P U B L I C Kisangani UGANDA
LIBREVILLE
O F T H E Mbandaka KAMPALA
Area : About 23.5 lakh sq km G A B O N C O N G O
D E M O C R A T I C R E P U B L I C RWANDA
O F T H E
Population : 9.19 million(estimated) C O N G O Bukavu BURUNDI
Bandundu
BRAZZAVILLE
Literacy rate : 75.9% Ilebo
ANGOLA KINSHASA Kikwit
Matadi TANZANIA
Principal rivers : Congo, Lualaba, Lomani Kananga Kalemie
Mbuji-Mayi
National symbol : Okapi
LUANDA
A T L A N T I C
National flag :
Likasi
Lubumbashi
O C E
A N G O L A
A
N
Z A M B I A
Not to scale
Relief Features

The Congo River forms the most important physical feature of Congo. This 4,700-km-
long river runs through the entire territory. It flows from east to west, and is joined by
many tributaries on its course. Its basin constitutes about two-third area of the country.
Its basin is almost plain, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the Ruwenzori

Dense forest in Congo River Congo Lake Tanganyika

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