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Democratic Republic of the Congo map of Köppen climate classification zones. Climate ranges from tropical rain forest in the Congo River basin to tropical wet-and-dry in the southern uplands to tropical highland in eastern areas above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation. [1] In general, temperatures and humidity are quite high. [1]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.
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When Belgium annexed the Belgian Congo as a colony in November 1908, it was initially organised into 22 districts. Ten western districts were administered directly by the main colonial government, while the eastern part of the colony was administered under two vice-governments: eight northeastern districts formed Orientale Province, and four southeastern districts formed Katanga.
Deutsch: Location map of Democratic Republic of the Congo Equirectangular projection. Strechted by 100.0%. Geographic limits of the map: N: 6.0° N; S: -14.0° N; W: 11.0° E; E: 32.0° E; Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. A new map with the 26 provinces (since 2015) is available here.
According to the government's 2014 statistical yearbook the Congo would go from 21 cities and 227 cités in 2008 to 99 cities and 289 territorial communes in the reorganization. [6] However, in July 2015 the implementation of many of the decrees' articles were suspended following the failure in the National Assembly of an electoral bill based ...
The location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo An enlargeable map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo – country located in Central Africa. The country is extremely rich in natural resources ...
The 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 145 territories (fr. territoires, sing.territoire) and 33 cities (fr. villes, sing. ville). [1] Each provincial division is also a constituency of the National Assembly as well as of the Provincial Assembly of its province.