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Sovereignrepublic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1900 CE

Quick Facts

Type
Sovereign · republic
Period
1900 CE
Data Confidence
High

Overview

Largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa by area. Capital: Kinshasa. Home to the Congo River basin, the world's second-largest tropical rainforest.

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