DR Congo
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: TH
Context: Over 100 people, mostly children and the elderly, were killed in Sud Kivu province, eastern DR Congo, as flash floods triggered by torrential rains swept through Kasaba village.
About DR Congo:
• Location:
• Located in Central Africa, it is the second largest country in Africa after Algeria. The DRC has a short 40 km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean but is largely landlocked.
• Located in Central Africa, it is the second largest country in Africa after Algeria.
• The DRC has a short 40 km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean but is largely landlocked.
• Capital City:
• Neighbouring Countries: Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Atlantic Ocean, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.
• Geological and Physical Features:
• Mountains: Ruwenzori Range (with Margherita Peak at 5,109 m – the highest point) Virunga Mountains (volcanic range including Mount Nyiragongo) Mitumba Mountains and Cristal Mountains Plateaus: Ubangi-Uele Plateau (North) Katanga Plateau (Southeast, includes Kundelungu and Hakansson highlands) Angola Plateau (Southwest) Rivers: Congo River – the world’s deepest river and second longest in Africa, forms the main drainage system Major tributaries: Kasai, Aruwimi, Lomami, Ubangi Lakes: Lies along the Western Rift Valley, includes Lakes Tanganyika, Albert, Edward, Kivu, Mweru Lake Mai-Ndombe and Lake Tumba are significant in the western basin Drainage Basin: Congo River Basin spans 3.46 million sq. km, supports dense rainforest ecosystems Features rich alluvial soils, vital for agriculture in valleys
• Mountains: Ruwenzori Range (with Margherita Peak at 5,109 m – the highest point) Virunga Mountains (volcanic range including Mount Nyiragongo) Mitumba Mountains and Cristal Mountains
• Ruwenzori Range (with Margherita Peak at 5,109 m – the highest point)
• Virunga Mountains (volcanic range including Mount Nyiragongo)
• Mitumba Mountains and Cristal Mountains
• Plateaus: Ubangi-Uele Plateau (North) Katanga Plateau (Southeast, includes Kundelungu and Hakansson highlands) Angola Plateau (Southwest)
• Ubangi-Uele Plateau (North)
• Katanga Plateau (Southeast, includes Kundelungu and Hakansson highlands)
• Angola Plateau (Southwest)
• Rivers: Congo River – the world’s deepest river and second longest in Africa, forms the main drainage system Major tributaries: Kasai, Aruwimi, Lomami, Ubangi
• Congo River – the world’s deepest river and second longest in Africa, forms the main drainage system
• Major tributaries: Kasai, Aruwimi, Lomami, Ubangi
• Lakes: Lies along the Western Rift Valley, includes Lakes Tanganyika, Albert, Edward, Kivu, Mweru Lake Mai-Ndombe and Lake Tumba are significant in the western basin
• Lies along the Western Rift Valley, includes Lakes Tanganyika, Albert, Edward, Kivu, Mweru
• Lake Mai-Ndombe and Lake Tumba are significant in the western basin
• Drainage Basin: Congo River Basin spans 3.46 million sq. km, supports dense rainforest ecosystems Features rich alluvial soils, vital for agriculture in valleys
• Congo River Basin spans 3.46 million sq. km, supports dense rainforest ecosystems
• Features rich alluvial soils, vital for agriculture in valleys