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Kongo, former kingdom in west-central Africa, located south of the Congo River (present-day Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo). According to traditional accounts, the kingdom was founded by Lukeni lua Nimi about 1390. Originally, it was probably a loose federation of small polities, but, as the kingdom expanded, conquered territories were integrated as a royal patrimony. Soyo and Mbata were the two most powerful provinces of the original federation; other provinces included Nsundi, Mpangu, Mbamba, and Mpemba. The capital of the kingdom was Mbanza Kongo. The capital and its surrounding area were densely settled—more so than other towns in and near the kingdom. This allowed the manikongo (king of Kongo) to keep close at hand the manpower and supplies necessary to wield impressive power and centralize the state. 0 reply
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The Republic of the Congo (RC) is located in the western part of Central Africa, on both sides of the equator. It borders on Gabon in the west (border length is 1903 km), on Cameroon (523 km) and the Central African Republic (467 km) in the north, on the DRC (2410 km) in the southeast, and on Angola (Cabinda Province) in the south. The area of the territory is 342,000 km2. The highest point is Mount Berungu, 903 m. In the southwest it is washed by the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline is 170 km long. In addition to the Congo River, the second in the world in terms of water discharge after the Amazon, the country has more than 30 more rivers: Kouilou, Niari, Bouenza, Alima, Sanga, Liuala, Ngoko. Since the end of the 19th century, it has been a colony of France. It gained independence on August 15, 1960. From 1970 to 1991 – People's Republic of the Congo. 0 reply
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 109 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), Zambia, Angola, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean. 0 reply
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