Democratic Republic of the Congo

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United Nations peacekeeping mission armed conflict capital city country in Africa currency former colony former sovereign state landlocked developing country national park river river basin sovereign state

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, resource-rich Central African nation known for the Congo River basin, extensive rainforests, and a history marked by colonial exploitation and ongoing political instability.

Aliases (16)

Zaire ×8
Belgian Congo ×4
Congo River ×2
Kinshasa ×2
MONUSCO ×2
Salonga National Park ×2
Virunga National Park ×2
Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo ×1
COD is the alpha-3 code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo ×1
Congo Basin ×1
Congolese franc ×1
Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern part) ×1
Democratic Republic of the Congo (west) ×1
First Congo War ×1
Second Congo War ×1
Zaire (country name 1971–1997) ×1

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations peacekeeping mission → armed conflict → armed conflict → capital city → country in Africa → currency → former colony → former sovereign state → landlocked developing country → national park → national park → river → river basin → sovereign state →
area	about 2345000 square kilometers →
border	Angola → Atlantic Ocean → Burundi → Central African Republic → Republic of the Congo → Rwanda → South Sudan → Tanzania → Uganda → Zambia →
callingCode	+243 →
capital	Kinshasa →
climate	equatorial → tropical →
colonialName	Belgian Congo →
colonialPower	Belgium →
continent	Africa →
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Democratic Republic of the Congo →
countrySuccessor	Democratic Republic of the Congo → Democratic Republic of the Congo →
currency	Congolese franc →
drainage	Congo River Basin →
drainageBasin	Atlantic Ocean →
drivesOn	right →
flowsThrough	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
formerName	Zaire →
governmentType	semi-presidential republic →
hasConflictHistory	First Congo War → Second Congo War →
hasEcosystem	tropical rainforest →
hasProtectedArea	Salonga National Park → Virunga National Park →
hasRegion	Congo Basin →
hasRiver	Congo River →
headOfGovernmentTitle	Prime Minister →
headOfStateTitle	President →
independenceDate	1960-06-30 →
independenceFrom	Belgium →
internetTLD	.cd →
largestCity	Kinshasa →
locatedIn	Central Africa →
majorReligion	Christianity →
memberOf	African Union → Economic Community of Central African States → Southern African Development Community → United Nations →
naturalResource	cobalt → coltan → copper → diamonds → gold → tantalum → timber → tin →
officialLanguage	French →
operatesIn	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
partOf	Congo Rainforest →
recognizedNationalLanguage	Kikongo → Lingala → Swahili → Tshiluba →
timeZone	UTC+1 → UTC+2 →
UNMission	MONUSCO →

Referenced by (164)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → Bembe people → Congo Rainforest → Congo River mouth → Congolese franc → Council of Ministers of the East African Community → East African Legislative Assembly → First Congo War → Ha people → Kalahari Basin → Kinshasa → Kinshasa → Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area → Lake Tanganyika → MONUSCO → Margherita Peak → Muanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo → Nile Valley → Port of Banana → Port of Muanda → Rumble in the Jungle → Rwenzori Mountains → Salonga National Park → Salonga National Park → Tshiluba → Virunga National Park → Virunga National Park → Virunga National Park →	country
Adamawa–Ubangi languages → Central Banda languages → Central Sudanic languages → Eastern Sudanic languages → Kikongo → Kinyarwanda → Kirundi → Lingala → Niger–Congo languages → Nilo-Saharan languages → Nilo-Saharan phylum → Nilo-Saharian → Southern Nilotic languages → Swahili language →	spokenIn
Angola → Burundi → Central African Republic → Rwanda → South Sudan → Tanzania → Uganda →	borderCountry
Cabinda → French Equatorial Africa ("Belgian Congo") → Queen Elizabeth National Park → Republic of the Congo → Zambia →	borderedBy
Kagera River → Lake Albert → Lake Tanganyika → White Nile →	basinCountry
ECCAS → East African Community → Economic Community of Central African States → Southern African Development Community →	memberState
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park → Mwinilunga District → Republic of the Congo →	borderingCountry
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → Gulf of Guinea Commission →	hasMember
Atlantic–Congo languages → Bantu languages →	areSpokenIn
Kigoma Region → Lake Tanganyika shoreline →	bordersCountry
Dikembe Mutombo → Thomas Lubanga Dyilo →	countryOfCitizenship
Belgian Congo → Zaire →	countrySuccessor
Angolan Civil War ("Zaire") → Second Congo War →	mainBelligerent
French → Swahili language →	officialLanguageOf
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture → MONUSCO →	operatesIn
Muanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo →	administrativeDivisionOf
Ebola virus disease →	affectedCountries
Bureau of African Affairs →	appliesPolicyTo
Secretariat of the East African Community →	appliesToJurisdiction
Lake Tanganyika →	border
Kigoma →	borderingCountryAcrossLake
Katavi Region →	borders
Kinshasa →	capitalOf
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	capitalOfIncludedCountry
Congolese franc →	circulationArea
Rumble in the Jungle →	cityNowInCountry
Democratic Republic of the Congo ("Belgian Congo") →	colonialName
Sub-Saharan Africa →	contains
Lake Albert →	countryBorder
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo →	countryConcerned
Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo →	countryOfCrimes
ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa →	countryServed
Congo River →	countryTraversed
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 →	coversWatersOf
Equatorial Lakes region →	crossesCountry
Congolese franc →	currencyOf
Pan paniscus →	endemicTo
Ha people →	ethnicGroupIn
Zaire ebolavirus →	firstIdentifiedCountryCurrentName
Congo River →	flowsThrough
Nile →	flowsThroughCountry
Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa →	focusCountry
Democratic Republic of the Congo ("Zaire") →	formerName
Congo River →	formsBorderBetween
rVSV-ZEBOV →	geographicUse
Nile →	hasBasinCountry
Walloon diaspora →	hasDestinationCountry
Francophonie →	hasMajorMember
East African Community →	hasMemberState
Kigoma →	hasNearbyBorder
Central Africa →	hasPart
Cuban military interventions in Africa ("Zaire") →	hasParticipant
MONUSCO →	headquartersCountry
Congo River ("Zaire (country name 1971–1997)") →	historicalNameUsedBy
northern white rhinoceros →	historicalRange
Member States of the United Nations →	includes
Francophone Africa →	includesCountry
Kinshasa →	isAdministrativeUnitOf
Kinshasa →	isCulturalCenterOf
Kinshasa →	isEconomicCenterOf
Margherita Peak →	isHighestPointOf
Kinshasa →	isLargestCityOf
Kinshasa →	isPoliticalCenterOf
East African Court of Justice →	jurisdictionOver
Second Congo War →	legalSuccessorState
Congolese franc →	legalTenderIn
Lake Albert →	locatedIn
Cabinda →	locatedWestOf
Second Congo War →	location
Belgian diaspora →	majorDestinationCountry
Diamond →	majorProducerCountry
Nile Basin Initiative →	member
Congolese franc →	monetaryUnitOf
Pan paniscus →	nativeTo
Congo River mouth ("Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo") →	near
Uvinza →	nearBorderWith
Ha people →	neighboringPresence
Zaire ebolavirus →	notableEpidemicRegion
COG ("COD is the alpha-3 code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo") →	note
Central Africa Time ("Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern part)") →	observedInCountry
Congolese franc →	officialCurrencyOf
Kituba →	officialStatusIn
Margherita Peak →	onBorderBetween
Equator →	passesThrough
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo →	placeOfBirth
Haredi Jews →	populationCenter
Kituba →	region
Cabinda →	separatedBy
Last Chance to See ("Zaire") →	setting
Republic of the Congo →	sharesNameWith
Republic of the Congo →	sharesRiverBasinWith
Lake Albert →	shoreCountry
UN Security Council Resolution 678 ("Zaire") →	sponsorStates
Chadian–Libyan conflict ("Zaire") →	supportedBy
Central European Summer Time →	usedIn
West Africa Time ("Democratic Republic of the Congo (west)") →	usedInCountry
East African shilling →	usedInFutureBy