Belgian Congo

Summary

Belgian Congo is a colony^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,953 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belgian Congo's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].
• Belgian Congo is in the country of Belgian Empire^[4].
• Belgian Congo's image is recorded as Couvercle à proverbe Woyo-Africa Museum (2).jpg^[5].
• Belgian Congo's image is recorded as Kisantu.jpg^[6].
• Belgian Congo's continent is recorded as Africa^[7].
• Belgian Congo's instance of is recorded as colony^[8].
• Belgian Congo's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Belgian Congo's capital is recorded as Kinshasa^[10].
• Belgian Congo's capital is recorded as Boma^[11].
• Belgian Congo's official language is recorded as French^[12].
• Belgian Congo's official language is recorded as Dutch^[13].
• Belgian Congo's currency is recorded as Congolese franc^[14].
• Belgian Congo's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Congo Free State.svg^[15].
• Belgian Congo's audio is recorded as Wa responda Danielle Trempont4 scoles Congo.ogg^[16].
• Belgian Congo's coat of arms image is recorded as Greater Coat of Arms of the Belgian Congo.svg^[17].
• Belgian Congo's basic form of government is recorded as colony^[18].
• Belgian Congo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172299500^[19].
• Belgian Congo's locator map image is recorded as Belgian Congo locator map.png^[20].
• Belgian Congo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80061023^[21].
• Belgian Congo's IdRef ID is recorded as 233844910^[22].
• Belgian Congo's IdRef ID is recorded as 027448614^[23].
• Belgian Congo's part of is recorded as Belgian Empire^[24].
• Belgian Congo's part of is recorded as European colonies in Africa^[25].
• Belgian Congo's Commons category is recorded as Belgian Congo^[26].
• +1908-11-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belgian Congo^[27].

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Geography

Belgian Congo is in the country of Belgian Empire^[4]. Its continent is recorded as Africa^[7]. Part of include Belgian Empire^[24], a colonial empire^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 1841^[30] and European colonies in Africa^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Belgian Congo's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2345410'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony^[8] and former administrative territorial entity^[9]. Belgian Congo's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[3].

History and Context

+1908-11-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Belgian Congo^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Belgian Congo include Titanatemnus congicus^[32], a taxon^[33].

Why It Matters

Belgian Congo ranks in the top 4% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,953 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Titanatemnus congicus^[32], a taxon^[33].