Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest country in Africa after Sudan and Algeria, and the 11th-largest country in the world from 1965 to 1997. With a population of over 23 million, Zaire was the most populous Francophone country in Africa.

Kinshasa (/ kɪnˈʃɑːsə /; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (Dutch: Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17 million in 2024. [6] .

The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world .

L’objectif principal de la réforme de 1967 est d'abolir les gouvernements provinciaux et de les remplacer par des fonctionnaires contrôlés par Kinshasa. Cette réforme est ensuite étendue aux districts et aux territoires, avec à leur tête un fonctionnaire dépendant de Kinshasa.

Jan 17, 2025 · Congo Kinshasa. Formerly Zaire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in central Africa and has a small coastline. In Africa, it is the third largest country and the world’s 12th largest. It is Africa’s second highest population and the 15th highest in the world with 112,832,473 million people.

2 days ago · A portrait of President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire hangs over the stadium in Kinshasa during the fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in 1974. ... It put Zaire on the map, and united the ...

A virtual guide to Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire, a vast country in central sub-Saharan Africa, today also known as DR Congo, DRC, DROC, or Congo-Kinshasa, or just the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, also called Congo (Kinshasa), formerly (1971–97) Republic of Zaire, Country, central Africa. Area: 905,405 sq mi (2,345,000 sq km). Population: (2025 est.) 109,076,000. Capital: Kinshasa.

5 days ago · The country that began as a king’s private domain (the Congo Free State), evolved into a colony (the Belgian Congo), became independent in 1960 (as the Republic of the Congo), and later underwent several name changes (to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then to Zaire, and back again to the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is the product ...

Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (once called Zaire). It is the third largest city in the continent of Africa (after Lagos and Cairo). [1] About eleven million people live there. Kinshasa is also a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.