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Congo, Democratic Republic of the Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/congo_democratic_republic_of_the/congo_democratic_republic_of_the_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central Africa, northeast of Angola Geographic coordinates 0 00 N, 25 00 E Map references Africa Area
Area - comparative slightly less than one-fourth the size of US Land boundaries
Coastline 37 km Maritime claims
Climate tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drierin 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 March, dry season April to October Terrain vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east Elevation extremes
Natural resources cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold,silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore,coal, hydropower potential Land use
Irrigated land 100 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards periodic droughts in south; volcanic activity Environment - current issues poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation;refugees who arrived in mid-1994 were responsible for significant deforestation,soil erosion, and wildlife poaching in the eastern part of the country (mostof those refugees were repatriated in November and December 1996) Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
straddles Equator; very narrow strip of land that controls the lowerCongo river and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rainforest in central river basin and eastern highlands
NOTE: The information regarding Congo, Democratic Republic of the on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Congo, Democratic Republic of the Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |