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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre zīˈēr, zäērˈ [key], republic ...Congo, Republic of the
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Congo, Republic of the, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,996,000), 132,046 sq mi (342,000 sq km), W central Africa; also known as the Congo Republic. Congo is bordered on the west by Gabon; on the no...Congo Republic
(Encyclopedia)Congo Republic: see Congo, Republic of the. ...Congo, Belgian
(Encyclopedia)Congo, Belgian: see Congo, Democratic Republic of the. ...Belgian Congo
(Encyclopedia)Belgian Congo: see Congo, Democratic Republic of the. ...Middle Congo
(Encyclopedia)Middle Congo: see Congo, Republic of the. ...French Congo
(Encyclopedia)French Congo: see Congo, Republic of the. ...Congo, kingdom of the
(Encyclopedia)Congo, kingdom of the: see Kongo, kingdom of. ...Congo, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Congo zīˈēr, zäērˈ [key], great river of equatorial Africa, c.2,720 mi (4,380 km) long, formed by the waters of the Lualaba River and its tributary, the Luvua River, and flowing generally N and ...Leopold II, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia)Leopold II, 1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909), son and successor of Leopold I. His reign saw great industrial and colonial expansion. In 1876 he organized, with the help of H. M. Stanley...Browse by Subject
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