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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa which used to be called Zaire. Since 1997 there has been a lot of fighting going on between cultures. Many countries around Congo have also come and fought. A cease-fire agreement for an end to the fighting was signed on the 10th of July 1999 but people have continued to fight.
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Surface Area: The country is 2,345,410 square km in size.
Population: There are about 54,000,000 people living in the country.
Located in: The country is located in Central Africa.
Capital City: Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Head of State: Joseph KABILA is the President of the country.
Independent since: On 30 June 1960 it became independent from the country.
Currency: The Congolese franc is the currency of the country.
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