Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: landscapes, the Congo River, and conservation challenges
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, covering 2,344,858 square kilometers (905,355 square miles). Straddling the equator, most of its territory lies within the broad Congo River Basin—a vast, low-lying, plateau-shaped depression that slopes gently westward and is blanketed by tropical rainforest and threaded by an extensive network of rivers.
The illustration above depicts the outline map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo filled with the design of its national flag, featuring a bright blue background, a yellow five-pointed star positioned in the upper left portion, and a bold red diagonal … Continue