maps of democratic republic of congo

Democratic Republic of Congo is located in Central Africa, the country was earlier known as Zaire. Democratic Republic of Congo maps an area of 2,344,858 square kilometers. The capital of the country is Kinshasa which is also the largest city in the country.

This country is the third largest country in Africa. The official language of the country is French and there are other regional languages too. The country is a semi presidential republic. It got its independence from Belgium in 1960. This country is the eighteenth most populous nation in the world.

The country has an equatorial climate and the second largest rain forest in the world. The weather is most of the times humid with a lot of rainfall. The country is rich in mineral wealth but the civil war in the country has left many of the economic projects behind. There is high unemployment rate and famines have occurred due to war. The war has also hampered foreign investments.

The country has the largest reserves of cobalt in the world. It also has industrial diamonds and copper. The maps of Democratic Republic of Congo have shown that there are a number of flora and fauna which is endemic to this place. The travel maps of Democratic Republic of Congo have a lot of nature and jungle safari in hand for you.