Democratic Republic of the Congo

E9695
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.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
Democratic Republic of the Congo canonical 835
Zaire 40
western Democratic Republic of the Congo 4

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Belgian Congo
colonialPower Belgium ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
countrySuccessor Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
currency Congolese franc ⓘ
drainage Congo Rainforest ⓘ
surface form: Congo River Basin
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
drivesOn right ⓘ
flowsThrough Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
formerName Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zaire
governmentType semi-presidential republic ⓘ
hasConflictHistory First Congo War ⓘ
Second Congo War ⓘ
hasEcosystem tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Salonga National Park ⓘ
Virunga National Park ⓘ
hasRegion Central Africa ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
partOf Congo Rainforest ⓘ
recognizedNationalLanguage Kikongo ⓘ
Lingala ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
surface form: Swahili

Tshiluba ⓘ
timeZone UTC+1 ⓘ
UTC+2 ⓘ
UNMission United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
surface form: MONUSCO

Referenced by (894)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Equator → passesThrough → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Member States of the United Nations → includes → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Swahili language → spokenIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Swahili language → officialLanguageOf → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Central Africa Time → observedInCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern part)
Last Chance to See → setting → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zaire
Congo River mouth → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Congo River mouth → near → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bureau of African Affairs → appliesPolicyTo → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Kigoma Region → bordersCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
EAC → hasMemberState → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
subject surface form: East African Community
Nile → flowsThroughCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Nile → hasBasinCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Central European Summer Time → usedIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Southern African Development Community → memberState → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages → spokenIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → hasMember → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Republic of the Congo → borderingCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Republic of the Congo → sharesRiverBasinWith → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages → spokenIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo → formerName → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo → countrySuccessor → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Zaire
Democratic Republic of the Congo → flowsThrough → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Congo River
Democratic Republic of the Congo → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Virunga National Park
Democratic Republic of the Congo → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Salonga National Park
Democratic Republic of the Congo → colonialName → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo → countrySuccessor → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Belgian Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo → operatesIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: MONUSCO
Uganda → borderCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Angola → borderCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Belgian diaspora → majorDestinationCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 678 → sponsorStates → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zaire
French → officialLanguageOf → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
French Equatorial Africa → borderedBy → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Belgian Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa → contains → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Haredi Jews → populationCenter → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Zambia → borderedBy → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
East African Community → memberState → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Tanzania → borderCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
subject surface form: MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → headquartersCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
subject surface form: MONUSCO
Central Africa → hasPart → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Francophonie → hasMajorMember → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Rwanda → borderCountry → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Bantu languages → areSpokenIn → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
ECA Subregional Office for Southern Africa → countryServed → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
northern white rhinoceros → historicalRange → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Port of Muanda → country → Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ