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DR Congo
Middle AfricaCapital Kinshasa9 neighbours
DR Congo is a country in Middle Africa, Africa. Its capital is Kinshasa. DR Congo is next to Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
A way to remember it
A vast central chunk of Africa, centred on the great Congo River, with only a tiny sliver of Atlantic coast.
Good to know
It is the second-largest country in Africa by area.
Quick facts
- CapitalKinshasa
- RegionAfrica, Middle Africa
- Land borders9 countries
- Also known asCongo, the Democratic Republic of the, Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, congo kinshasa, democratic republic of congo, drc
Angola
Burundi
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
South Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia