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Regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map of Democratic Republic of the Congo with regions colour coded

Western DRC (Kinshasa)
home to the capital Kinshasa and the nation's only port. Moslty tropical forests and grazing lands.

Katanga
mostly fertile plateaus for agriculture & ranching, home to much of the country's recoverable minerals; de facto independent from 1960-1966 during the "Katanga Crisis"

Kasai
significant diamond mining, not much else.

Kivu (Bukavu, Goma, Kahuzi-Biega National Park,Virunga National Park,)
influenced by neighboring Burundi, Rwanda, & Uganda this region is known for its volcanoes, mountain gorillas, and, tragically, its unfathomable conflicts .

Congo Basin (Garamba National Park, Maiko National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Salonga National Park)
the DRC's portion and the majority of the world's second largest jungle after the Amazon.

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