Congo, Democratic Republic of

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1. Once the Belgian Congo and formerly Zaire; a republic in central Africa, bordered by Central African Republic and Sudan to the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east, Zambia to the south, and Angola and the Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Kinshasa.

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It was long ruled by a dictator, Mobutu Sese Seko, who was overthrown in 1997.

It achieved independence from Belgium in 1960.

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the   The economy of the Democratic   Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast potential wealth   - is slowly recovering from two decades of decline.

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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast potential wealth - has declined drastically since the mid-1980s.

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