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Fun fact 1 about DR Congo

States of the western Congo Basin, c. 1350
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The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the third-largest river by discharge.

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DR Congo

Population
112.8M
Area
2.34M km²
Capital
Kinshasa
Continent
Africa
15th most populous country in the world

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the eleventh-largest in the world.

From the “Etymology” section

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