Facts About DR Congo|Congo Language|Food & Culture|Facts About Congo Religion|
DR Congo or The Democratic Republic of Congo or just Congo is the country located in Central Africa. DR Congo is the second largest country in African Continent. The population of DR Congo is more than 8 crores. The Capital and the largest city in DR Congo is Kinshasa with the population of 95 lakhs. The official language of DR Congo is French, besides many other languages such as Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba are also recognised, besides more than 200 local languages are also spoken. Christianity is the dominant religion of DR Congo with more than 90% of the population following Christianity religion.
Facts About DR Congo/Democratic Republic of Congo
➤ The Congo river which is the worlds deepest river flows throughout the Nation. Moreover this nation is named after the Congo river.➤ The second Congo war which was fought from 1998 to 2003 was the biggest war in the history of DR Congo, more than 50 lakh people were killed during this war.
➤ The largest tropical rainforest reserve is located in DR Congo in Congo river basin. The Salonga National Park nearly covers 36,000 square kilometer.
➤ Wild life in DR Congo has been endangered due to wars. It is home to many Great ape species such as chimpanzee, bonobo, eastern gorilla and western gorilla.
➤ DR Congo is the only country in the World to find Bonobo species of apes in wild. Due to hunting these species are endangered.
➤ The Okapi is one of the most interesting and rare species of mammal which can be found in DR Congo. Okapi animal looks like a combination of zebra and giraffe. It is also called as zebra giraffe or congolese giraffe.
➤ In some parts of DR Congo the female genital mutilation is also practiced, though there is a strict law against it in DR Congo.
➤ Cobalt is one of the free element which is found in DR Congo. Cobalt is used for making superalloys, jet engines parts etc. DR Congo has worlds 80% of cobalt reserves.
➤ DR Congo is very rich in minerals and ores such as copper, coltan etc. Despite such large reserves their economy still hits below the belt and the people in DR Congo are considered as the poorest people in the world.
➤ As it has large reserves of minerals and ore it the the worlds second largest Diamond mining Nation.
➤ Health is one of the primary issue of DR Congo including HIV, Yellow fever, Malaria. DR Congo ranks second in the world for high rare of Infant Mortality.
➤ Basketball, Football and Rugby are most populous sports played in DR Congo. The world famous NBA Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo is from DR Congo.
➤ Located in Ruvenzori range Mount Stanley is the highest mountain in DR Congo and third highest in Africa Continent with the elevation of 5109 meter.
➤ Cassava and Maize are the most common crops grown here and also includes in their daily meals.
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