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This is one of the largest African countries. With a surface of 2,345,000 km2 on either side of the equator (5° 2' latitude north and 13° 15' latitude south), it covers most of the heart of Africa. It stretches out to neighbour with equatorial and sub-Saharan countries. Congo has a major trading access on the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The Democratic Republic of Congo was a Belgian colony until the sixties (Belgian Congo). After a decade of de-colonisation, the country changed name to Zaire.
It took its current name in 1997.
The country is one of the richest in natural resources in the world for its forests and mines. The Congolese rain forests are the largest and least exploited in the world. A wide variety of timber species grow there, including some of the most important for making parquet flooring.
To date, log exportation from Congo is one of the lowest in sub-equatorial African countries, increasing the exporting potential of this country for the future.

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

	History of the Congo
	Natural resources
	Geography
	Population
	Parcafrique felling areas
	Timber species processed by Primex
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Surface: 2.345.476 Km²
c: 47.440.362
Density: 20 ab/Km²

Form of government: democratic republic
Capital city: Kinshasa (4.240.000 ab.)
Other cities: Kananga 950.000 Inhabitants, Lubumbashi 810.000 Inhabitants, Mbuji-Mayi 500.000 Inhabitants, Kisangani 450.000 Inhabitants
Ethnic groups: Luba 18%, Mongo 17%, Kongo 15%, Ruanda 13%, Wongo 12%, Asande 10%, others 15%
Neighbouring countries: : Congo to the WEST, Central African Republic and Sudan to the NORTH, Uganda, Ruanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the EAST, Zambia to the SOUTH-EAST, Angola to the SOUTH.
Main mountains: Ruwenzori 5119 metres
Main rivers: Congo (or Zaire) 4374 km (total, including stretch in Zambia), Ubangi-Uele 2300 km, Kasai 1950 km (total, including stretch in Angola), Lomami 1500 km
Main lakes: Lake Tanganyika 15,000 km2 (part in Zambia, total 32,893 km2), Lake Albert 5400 km2 (total, including part in Uganda), Lake Mweru 4920 km2 (total, including part in Zambia), Lake Edward 2200 km2 (total, including part in Uganda), Lake Kivu 1550 km2 (part in Zaire, total 2650 km2)
Climate: Equatorial - tropical
Languages: French (official), Lingala, Kikongo, Kiswahili, Tshiluba.
Religion: Christian 70%, Animist 20%, Muslim 10%
Currency: Congolese Franc

Kinshasa

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