Congo is a name shared by two neighbouring countries in Central Africa, largely drained by the Congo River, and usually distinguished by their full official names and occasionally by adding their capital cities; the name is also used in prior political entities. It also refers to the Africansubregion drained by the Congo River, located between the Gulf of Guinea and the African Great Lakes.
Area:
total: 2,345,410 sq km
land: 2,267,600 sq km
water: 77,810 sq km Climate:
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season December to February; south of Equator - wet season November to M Terrain:
vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east Population:
58,317,930
Languages:
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Capital:
Kinshasa
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