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Congo (DRC) CIA Map |
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| Location |
Central Africa, northeast of Angola |
| Grography |
straddles equator; has very narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands |
| Coordinates |
0 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Area |
total: 2,345,410 sq km land: 2,267,600 sq km water: 77,810 sq km |
| Terrain |
vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east |
| Natural Hazards |
periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there are active volcanoes |
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Source: CIA World Factbook
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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