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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikivoyage or other free sources online. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in the African Great Lakes region of Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 75 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the nineteenth most populous nation in the world, as well as the most populous officially Francophone country. The country straddles the Equator, with one-third to the North and two-thirds to the South. The climate is hot and humid in the river basin and cool and dry in the southern highlands, with a cold, alpine climate in the Ruwenzori Range. This book offers information on Democratic Republic of the Congo and its most famous places.

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