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  2. Congo River - Wikipedia

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    The Chambeshi is a tributary of the Lualaba River, and Lualaba is the name of the Congo River upstream of Boyoma Falls, extending for 1,800 km (1,100 mi). Measured along with the Lualaba, the main tributary, the Congo River has a total length of 4,370 km (2,720 mi). It is the only major river to cross the Equator twice. [10]

  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo, [b] also known as the DR Congo, the DRC, or Congo-Kinshasa, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 109 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country ...

  4. Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3166 code. CG. Internet TLD. .cg. Congo, officially the Republic of the Congo or Congo Republic, [a] also known as Congo-Brazzaville is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to the northwest by Cameroon, to the northeast by the Central African Republic ...

  5. Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country of sub-Saharan Africa, occupying some 2,344,858 square kilometres (905,355 sq mi).[1] Most of the country lies within the vast hollow of the Congo River basin.[1] The vast, low-lying central area is a plateau-shaped basin sloping toward the west, covered by tropical rainforest ...

  6. Geography of the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of the Congo is located in the western part of central Africa, on the Equator. Congo has several important ports. The Republic of the Congo covers an area of 342,000 km², of which 341,500 km² is land while 500 km² is water. Congo claims 200 nautical miles (370 km) of territorial sea. The capital of the Republic of the Congo is ...

  7. Zambezi - Wikipedia

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    Luena, Lungwebungu, Luanginga, Chobe, Gwayi, Sanyati, Panhane, Luenha. The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers 1,390,000 km 2 (540,000 sq mi), [1][2] slightly less than half ...

  8. Congo Basin - Wikipedia

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    The Congo Basin (French: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It contains some of the largest tropical rainforests in the world and is an important source of water ...

  9. Central African Republic - Wikipedia

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    A village in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic is a landlocked nation within the interior of the African continent. It is bordered by Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo. The country lies between latitudes 2° and 11°N, and longitudes 14° and 28°E.