Congo

Summary

Congo is a river^[1]. Congo ranks in the top 0.12% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,309 views/month, #17 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Congo is located in Kongo Central^[3].
• Congo is in the country of Angola^[4].
• Congo is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5].
• Congo is in the country of Republic of the Congo^[6].
• Congo is in the country of Zambia^[7].
• Congo's route map is recorded as CongoLualaba watershed topo.png^[8].
• Congo's image is recorded as Sunrise near Mossaka (Congo).JPG^[9].
• Congo's continent is recorded as Africa^[10].
• Congo's instance of is recorded as river^[11].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Zambia^[12].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Angola^[13].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Burundi^[14].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Cameroon^[15].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Central African Republic^[16].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Democratic Republic of the Congo^[17].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Gabon^[18].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Malawi^[19].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Republic of the Congo^[20].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Rwanda^[21].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Sudan^[22].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as South Sudan^[23].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Uganda^[24].
• Congo's basin country is recorded as Tanzania^[25].
• Congo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 237691217^[26].
• Congo's GND ID is recorded as 4032096-0^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Angola^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Angola^[29], founded in 1975^[30]; Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5], a sovereign state^[31], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Republic of the Congo^[6], a sovereign state^[34], in Republic of the Congo^[35], founded in 1960^[36]; and Zambia^[7], a sovereign state^[37], in Zambia^[38], founded in 1964^[39]. Congo is located in Kongo Central^[3]. Congo's continent is recorded as Africa^[10].

Designation and Status

Congo's instance of is recorded as river^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Congo include Democratic Republic of the Congo^[40], a sovereign state^[41], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[42], founded in 1960^[43]; Republic of the Congo^[44], a sovereign state^[45], in Republic of the Congo^[46], founded in 1960^[47]; and Congo craton^[48], a craton^[49], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[50].

Why It Matters

Congo ranks in the top 0.12% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,309 views/month, #17 of 13,643).^[2] Congo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Congo is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Congo include Democratic Republic of the Congo^[40], a sovereign state^[41], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[42], founded in 1960^[43]; Republic of the Congo^[44], a sovereign state^[45], in Republic of the Congo^[46], founded in 1960^[47]; and Congo craton^[48], a craton^[49], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[50].