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What does DRC mean?
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for short. The name DRC evolved from history, and it was a part of the Kingdom of Congo from 13 to 14 centuries. From 1884 to 1885, the Berlin conference called this "private land" just demarcated by the Belgian king "Congo Free State" and later renamed it "Belgium Congo". 1declared independence on June 30th, 960, Kasavubu was elected president, Lumumba was appointed prime minister, and the country name was Republic of Congo (Congo).

1964 In August, the country was renamed as the Democratic Republic of Congo. 1965110 In October, Mobutu, commander-in-chief of the National Army, staged a coup, overthrew Kasavubu and became president himself. 1966 in may, the capital was renamed Kinshasa, and the country name was abbreviated as "Congo (DRC)".

Physical geography of Congo.

Congo (DRC) is located in central Africa, bordering Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania in the east, Zambia and Angola in the south, South Sudan and Central Africa in the north, and Congo (Brazzaville) across the Congo River in the west. There is a narrow corridor leading to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The coastline is 37 kilometers long. Rainforest climate in the north and savanna climate in the south. The annual average temperature is 27℃, and the annual precipitation is about1500 ~ 2000mm.

Congo River is the mainstream of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while others are tributaries. The Congo River originated in Zambia, with a total length of 4,669 kilometers, and is the sixth largest river in the world. The basin covers an area of 3,677,800 square kilometers, and its flow and basin are second only to the Amazon River in Latin America, ranking second in the world, with very stable flow.

Refer to the above? Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People's Republic of China (PRC)-Democratic Republic of the Congo