Congo Basin

basin of the Congo River in West Equatorial Africa
Place drainage_basin Q932289
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Congo Basin

Summary

Congo Basin is a drainage basin[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of drainage_basin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Congo Basin is in the country of Angola[3].
  • Congo Basin is in the country of Burundi[4].
  • Congo Basin is in the country of Cameroon[5].
  • Congo Basin is in the country of Central African Republic[6].
  • Congo Basin is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[7].
  • Congo Basin is in the country of Gabon[8].
  • Congo Basin is on the body of water Congo[9].
  • Congo Basin's image is recorded as CongoLualaba watershed topo.png[10].
  • Congo Basin's continent is recorded as Africa[11].
  • Congo Basin's instance of is recorded as drainage basin[12].
  • Congo Basin's shares border with is recorded as Nile basin[13].
  • Congo Basin's shares border with is recorded as Zambezi Basin[14].
  • Congo Basin's Commons category is recorded as Congo Basin[15].
  • Congo Basin's highest point is recorded as Mount Karisimbi[16].
  • Congo Basin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 0, 'lon': 22}[17].
  • Congo Basin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05t0ygq[18].
  • Congo Basin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Congo drainage basin[19].
  • Congo Basin's page banner is recorded as WV banner Congo Basin Village in Northern DR Congo.jpg[20].
  • Congo Basin's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Congo-Basin[21].
  • Congo Basin's BBC Things ID is recorded as dfe94907-9c62-4723-b5b6-dbea338dcd45[22].
  • Congo Basin's different from is recorded as Congo[23].
  • Congo Basin's different from is recorded as Congo basin[24].
  • Congo Basin's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1000000'}[25].
  • Congo Basin's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as congo-fleuve-et-bassin[26].
  • Congo Basin's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Kongobassenget[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Angola[3], a sovereign state[28], in Angola[29], founded in 1975[30]; Burundi[4], a sovereign state[31], in Burundi[32], founded in 1962[33], headquartered in Bujumbura[34]; Cameroon[5], a country[35], in Cameroon[36], founded in 1960[37]; Central African Republic[6], a sovereign state[38], in Central African Republic[39], founded in 1960[40]; Democratic Republic of the Congo[7], a sovereign state[41], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[42], founded in 1960[43]; and Gabon[8], a country[44], in Gabon[45], founded in 1960[46]. Congo Basin is on the body of water Congo[9]. Its continent is recorded as Africa[11].

Physical Characteristics

Congo Basin's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1000000'}[25].

Designation and Status

Congo Basin's instance of is recorded as drainage basin[12].

Why It Matters

Congo Basin ranks in the top 6% of drainage_basin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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