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Neighboring Countries of DR Congo
DR Congo shares land borders with 9 countries: Angola (2,646 km), Zambia (2,332 km), Republic of the Congo (1,775 km), Central African Republic (1,747 km), Uganda (877 km), South Sudan (714 km), Tanzania (479 km), Burundi (236 km) and Rwanda (221 km).
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Countries bordering DR Congo
| Neighbour | Border length | Capital | Visa for DR Congo citizens |
|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
Luanda | Visa required | |
 Zambia |
Lusaka | Visa on arrival | |
 Republic of the Congo |
Brazzaville | Visa required | |
 Central African Republic |
Bangui | Visa required | |
 Uganda |
Kampala | Visa-free | |
 South Sudan |
Juba | eVisa | |
 Tanzania |
Dodoma | Visa-free | |
 Burundi |
Gitega | Visa on arrival | |
 Rwanda |
Kigali | Visa on arrival |
Angola accounts for 24% of DR Congo's 11,027 km of land borders. Lengths: CIA World Factbook (public domain).
Geography of DR Congo
Location
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area
2,344,858 km² — slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
Terrain
Vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east
Climate
Tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in 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)
Highest and lowest points
Highest: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m. Lowest: Atlantic Ocean 0 m. Mean elevation: 726 m.
Natural resources
Cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber
Natural hazards
Periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley volcanism: the active volcano Nyiragongo (3,470 m) poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter of a million people; it produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km/hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor Nyamuragira is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano
Good to know
Note 1: second-largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and largest country in sub-Saharan Africa; straddles the equator; dense tropical rainforest in central river basin and eastern highlands; the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean note 2: the Congo River, most of which flows through the DRC, has never been accurately measured along much of its length because of its speed, cataracts, rapids, and turbulence; nonetheless, it is conceded to be the deepest river in the world, with estimates of the point of greatest depth varying between 220 and 250 meters
Neighbours of DR Congo's neighbours
Countries one border further away — reachable overland through a neighbouring country.
Botswana
Cameroon
Chad
Ethiopia
Gabon
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Sudan
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Borders and geography: CIA World Factbook (public domain). Visa rules: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0).