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| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Namibia. |
| bonobo |
any of a species of highly intelligent African ape related to but smaller than the chimpanzee and exhibiting various human-like behaviors. The bonobo's habitat in the wild is limited to an area within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Burundi |
a central African country between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of the continent usually consisting of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and often including, in addition, other nearby nations depending on which definition of the region is used. |
| Central African Republic |
an African country bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan. |
| Congo |
Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa south of Gabon and north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo was formerly known as the French Congo. Its capital is Brazzaville. [2/3 definitions] |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa, north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as Zaire (1971-1997) and as the Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Kinshasa is the capital; Congo. |
| Kinshasa |
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; formerly Leopoldville. |
| likuta |
the smaller monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Cf. zaire.) |
| Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa, south of Gabon and north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo was formerly known as the French Congo. Brazzaville is the capital; Congo. |
| Rwanda |
a central African country between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. |
| Swahili |
an African language with some Arabic roots that is used in east Africa and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tanganyika |
Lake Tanganyika, a lake of East Africa between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania that is the world's longest freshwater lake. [1/2 definitions] |
| Uganda |
an East African country between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Zaire |
former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, used from 1971 to 1997. [2 definitions] |
| zaire |
the former chief monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equaling one hundred makuta. |
| Zambia |
a south central African country, south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and east of Angola; formerly Northern Rhodesia. |
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