Democratic Republic of Congo
About Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo or less often Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 124 million people, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fourth-most populous country in Africa and the most populous Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are over 200 indigenous languages, of which Lingala is the most widely spoken. The capital, largest city, and economic center is Kinshasa. The DRC is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; and Zambia and Angola to the south. Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and is crossed by many rivers, while the east and southeast are mountainous.
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The Zaire government paid a huge amount of money to have it there, because it was going to help tourism and help draw attention to it. Democratic Republic of Congo. Worked like a charm, guys.
from 18: No Such Thing As A Kilt On The Battlefield, 2014-07-18 at 00:15:06 · read transcript
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You've got to get front row seats for that, haven't you? Otherwise, it's just not worth going. You're not going to see it from the back of the stadium, are you? I will quickly give you a short history of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last 200 years to explain what's going on here. You might remember that amusing story of Henry Martin Stanley finding Dr Livingston. Oh, wow, we really are going back.
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Wasn't he Tintin uh Robert Sexy yes that's a good name it's a great name isn't it Robert Sexy he was a uh French journalist and apparently he looked a bit like Tintin he went on adventures to the Soviet Union to the Democratic Republic of Congo and to the US in the same order that Tintin does those books but Herger always said Tintin c'est moi so he always claimed that Tintin was based on himself I think he might have been inspired by.
461: No Such Thing as the Milkmaid's Tale, 2023-01-13 · listen
Robert Sexy. He was a French journalist, and apparently he looked a bit like Tintin. He went on adventures to the Soviet Union, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to the US, in the same order that Tintin does those books. Herge always said, Tintin Semois. He always claimed that Tintin was based on himself, but we think he might have been inspired. by various different journalists.
No Such Thing as the Milkmaid's Tale, 2023-01-12 · listen
That's all. I saw a video which had this story in it. It was at the Kahusi Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The gorillas that they have there are the largest gorillas in the world, the eastern lowland gorilla.
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