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	Countries of the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania on the east, Zambia and Angola on the south, and the Republic of the Congo on the west.
		The Congo territory was acquired formally by Leopold at the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
		The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan Africa and is bounded by (Clockwise from the southwest) Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
	wikipediaworld.blogspot.com /2006/12/democratic-republic-of-congo-from.html (5654 words)

	Congo, Democratic Republic of the. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It borders on Angola in the southwest and west, on Cabinda and the Republic of the Congo in the west, on the Central African Republic and Sudan in the north, on Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania in the east, and on Zambia in the southeast.
		Congo lies astride the equator, and virtually all of the country is part of the vast Congo River drainage basin.
		In S Congo are highland plateaus (average elevation: c.3,000 ft/910 m; highest elevation: c.6,800 ft/2,070 m), which are covered with savanna.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/Congo-Kin.html (4090 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo - MSN Encarta
		Democratic Republic of the Congo or Congo-Kinshasa, nation in central Africa, a vast country of dense forests traversed by the powerful Congo River.
		The region was first united as the Congo Free State, a colony created by Belgian king Leopold II in the late 19th century.
		The DRC is bounded on the north by the Central African Republic and Sudan; on the east by Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Tanganyika (which separates the DRC from Tanzania); on the south by Zambia and Angola; and on the west by the Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561261/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.html (898 words)

	Snapshot, Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
		The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago, and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries by Bantus from present-day Nigeria.
		Congo was given to King Leopold II of Belgium in the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /Africaweb/snapshot/Snapshot-Africa11.htm (864 words)

	Snapshot, Africa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
		It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania on the east, Zambia and Angola on the south, and the Republic of the Congo on the west.
		Congo was given to King Leopold II of Belgium in the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
	sheppardsoftware.com /Africaweb/snapshot/Snapshot-Africa11.htm (864 words)

	Congo, Democratic Republic of the : History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		The Congo, in west-central Africa, is bordered by the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Democratic Republic of the Congo - Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre, republic...
		Democratic Republic of the Congo: Government - Government The constitution of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was adopted in 2005 and came...
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0198161.html (1526 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Democratic Republic of the Cong Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Republic Of Congo: Militia leaders in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri region have been urged to stop fighting and back national moves to democracy.
		Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaire republic in 1995 estimated population 44,061,000, and 905,000 square miles 2,344,000 square km, central Africa.
		In July 2003, four vice-presidents are due to take their places in a transitional government in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is supposed to mark the end of a war which has claimed a million lives in five years.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Africa/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo (3308 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo at AllExperts
		The Congo territory was acquired formally by Leopold at the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
		The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan Africa and is bounded by (Clockwise from the west) Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
		The culture of the emocratic Republic of the Congo reflects the diversity of its hundreds of ethnic groups and their differing ways of life throughout the country—from the mouth of the River Congo on the coast, upriver through the rainforest and savanna in its centre, to the more densely populated mountains in the far east.
	en.allexperts.com /e/d/de/democratic_republic_of_the_congo.htm (4618 words)

	History of Republic of Congo
		Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville.
		Congo's first president was Fulbert Youlou, a former Catholic priest from the Pool region in the southeast.
		Ending a long history of one-party Marxist rule, a specific agenda for this transition was laid out during Congo's national conference of 1991 and culminated in August 1992 with multi-party presidential elections.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/congo.html (1374 words)

	The history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—Kinshasa
		The retrospective history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		The economic history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		The social history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/index-e.html (116 words)

	Congo (Brazzaville) (11/06)
		Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the country, leaving the vast areas of tropical jungle in the north virtually uninhabited.
		First inhabited by Pygmies, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states.
		The Embassy was closed, and its personnel became resident in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2825.htm (3941 words)

	History - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) - Africa
		History - Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) - Africa
		Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), History
		The early history of what is now the DRC is still largely unknown.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/democratic_republic_of_the_congo_formerly_zaire/history.htm (121 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Rivers are a common mode of transportation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
		The most telltale event was the outcome of Congo's first free and fair election in May of 1960: because of his charismatic qualities, Patrice Lumumba and his party, the MNC (Mouvement National Congolais) won the most parliamentary seats.
		Since the Congo fails to perform the functions of a state, has a very ineffective administrative system, fails to uphold civil rights, and often neglects to pay even its few salaried workers, Congolese citizens must find a way to carry on with their lives to survive.
	www.everyculture.com /Bo-Co/Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo.html (8119 words)

	History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria.
		The Congo was granted its independence on June 30, 1960, adopting the name "Republic of the Congo" (République du Congo).
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo (2462 words)

	The Economy and Political Economic History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire
		The Congo is not navigable very far from the ocean because the river drops hundreds of meters in the space of a few hundred kilometers.
		French explorers entered the region north of the Congo River and France asserted a claim to territory that at one time was called Congo-Brazzaville and is now the Republic of the Congo.
		Moïse Tshombe was born in 1919 in Kusumba in the Belgian Congo to a family of the Lunda tribal grouping.
	www.applet-magic.com /congo.htm (6223 words)

	Congo-Kinshasa - Country Profile - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Destination Great Lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by an insurrection backed by Rwanda and Uganda.
		The Democratic Republic of Congo remains a humanitarian disaster despite the presence of UN troops and the recent approval of a new constitution that paved the way for elections in April.
		Timeline and history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in French)
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/congo_droc.htm (1630 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo Information, Democratic Republic of the Congo Geography
		Location Of Democratic Republic Of The Congo : Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is nestled in the province of Central Africa, sharing common borders with the Republic of Congo (northwest), Sudan (northeast), Central African Republic (north), Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania (east), Zambia (southeast), and Angola (southwest).
		Climate Of Democratic Republic Of The Congo : Democratic Republic of the Congo witnesses a hot and humid climatic condition along the river basin especially prevalent in the lower western and central regions of the province.
		Flora and Fauna of Democratic Republic Of The Congo :
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/democratic-republic-congo-information-geography-history.html (688 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo Summary
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or Congo-Kinshasa, is the third largest country in Africa.
		Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Joseph Kabila Summary
		Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) originally emerged on February 23, 1885, three days before the end of the Berlin Conference, as the International Association of Congo.
	www.bookrags.com /Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo (289 words)

	The culture history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The culture history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		The history in general of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
		As the Democratic Republic of Congo's five-year civil war winds down—and traffic on the river reopens on long stretches that were closed during the conflict—trade in bushmeat is set to increase.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/35/index-ef.html (202 words)

	Congo (Kinshasa) (03/07) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Climate: Equatorial; ranges from tropical rainforest in the Congo River basin, hot and humid in much of the north and west, cooler and drier in the south central area and the east.
		Sparsely populated in relation to its area, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to a vast potential of natural resources and mineral wealth.
		The Congo was the world's fourth-largest producer of industrial diamonds during the 1980s, and diamonds continue to dominate exports, accounting for over half of exports ($642 million) in 2003.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2823.htm (4585 words)

	Jubilee 2000: Profile: Congo
		The troubled recent history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the former Zaire, has left it with a large debt and a seriously damaged economy.
		The total debt of the Democratic Republic of Congo was $12.8 billion in 1996, including nearly $7 billion of arrears, and the country exceeds the World Bank's measures of debt sustainability by a massive amount.
		The Democratic Republic of Congo is a HIPC and has been assessed as needing debt relief.
	www.jubileeresearch.org /jubilee2000/profile/congo.html (242 words)

	WWW-VL History Index
		Chronologies of the Provinces of Belgian Congo and Congo (Kinshasa)
		Cascon Case CON: Congo (Katanga) 1960-63 Outline of the revolt of Moise Tschombe in Katanga, 30 June 1960, and its aftermath.
		The UN in the Congo, by Keith Kyle.
	vlib.iue.it /history/africa/congo.html (1015 words)

	Democratic Republic of Congo DRC on the Internet
		Causes of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the way forward" by Claude Kabemba) and the complete texts of their most recent policy briefs ("From dilemma to détente: Pretoria's policy options on the DRC and Great Lakes" by Francis Kornegay and Chris Landsberg.
		News on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda.
		Congo The Transition, by Ernest Wamba dia Wamba and Mandisi Majavu.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/zaire.html (9585 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo Flag - World Flags 101 - Congo Flags
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo flag consists of a blue base with a yellow/gold five-point star in the middle of the flag.
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo flag was adopted on May 17, 1997.
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo flag is very similar to the old flag used between1960-1963.
	www.worldflags101.com /c/congo-republic-democratic-flag.aspx (258 words)

	African Studies Center \| Democratic Republic of Congo Page
		The American Museum of Natural History sponsored an expedition to the Belgian Congo with Herbert Lang leading the expedition and James P. Chapin as his assistant.
		Democratic Republic of the Congo and the IMF
		Rainforests in the central and northern regions of the Congo Democratic Republic, (formerly Zaire), occupy more than half of the countrys total area of nearly one million square miles.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Country_Specific/Zaire.html (689 words)

	History of Democratic Republic of Congo
		The area known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria.
		Discovered in 1482 by Portuguese navigator Diego Cao and later explored by English journalist Henry Morton Stanley, the area was officially colonized in 1885 as a personal possession of Belgian King Leopold II as the Congo Free State.
		Parliamentary elections in 1960 produced Patrice Lumumba as prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu as president of the renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/drcongo.html (1173 words)

	Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Republique Democratique du Congo) (Abbreviated:DROC) is a country in Central Africa.
		The country is also known as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from its northern neighbor, the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo should be considered a high-risk destination, particularly outside Kinshasa, Goma and Kisangani.
	wikitravel.org /en/Congo,_Democratic_Republic_of_the (931 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the new name for a nation that in 1997 saw the collapse of a corrupt, thirty-year dictatorship.
		Formerly called Zaire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had a volatile history marked by colonialists and tyrants trying to exploit the territory's vast resources.
		Washington, D.C. infoZine - The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in light of past unrest and the potential for unrest in the future.
	www.lycos.com /info/congo--democratic-republic.html (486 words)

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