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It borders the French Equatorial Africa to the north; British East Africa to the east; British Central Africa and Portuguese Angola to the south; French Equatorial Africa, the Angolan enclave of Cabinda, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; and is separated from British East Africa by Lake Tanganyika in the east. The country has access to the ocean through a 40-km stretch of Atlantic coastline at Muanda and the roughly 9 km wide mouth of the Congo River which opens into the Gulf of Guinea.

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rdfs:label
  • Belgian Congo (Twilight of a New Era)
rdfs:comment
  • It borders the French Equatorial Africa to the north; British East Africa to the east; British Central Africa and Portuguese Angola to the south; French Equatorial Africa, the Angolan enclave of Cabinda, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; and is separated from British East Africa by Lake Tanganyika in the east. The country has access to the ocean through a 40-km stretch of Atlantic coastline at Muanda and the roughly 9 km wide mouth of the Congo River which opens into the Gulf of Guinea.
dcterms:subject
city largest
  • Léopoldville
religion other
  • Roman Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguism, other Christian and Indigenous religions.
city other
  • Elisabethville, Stanleyville and Luluabourg
est date
  • 1908(xsd:integer)
HoStitle
  • King
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CoA
  • Greater Coat of Arms of the Belgian Congo.svg
Timeline
  • Twilight of a New Era
map caption
  • Location of Belgian Congo
Name en
  • Belgian Congo
ethnic group
  • Kongo , Luba, and Mongo
Name
  • '''Belgisch-Kongo
  • '''Kongó ya Bɛ́lɛjika
  • Congo belge
regime
  • Colony
royal house
  • Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Language
  • French and Dutch .
Currency
  • Congolese franc
motto Lang
  • French
Area
  • 2344858(xsd:integer)
Demonym
  • Congolese
language other
  • Lingala , Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili , and various other languages.
Capital
  • Boma , Leopoldville
Motto
  • Travail et Progrès
Anthem
  • La Brabançonne
Organizations
Flag
  • Flag of Congo Free State.svg
motto en
  • Work and Progress
ethnic other
  • Other Bantu, Central Sudanic/Ubangian, Nilotic peoples, Pygmies and Europeans
royal house title
  • King of the Belgians
HoS2title
  • Governor-General
abstract
  • It borders the French Equatorial Africa to the north; British East Africa to the east; British Central Africa and Portuguese Angola to the south; French Equatorial Africa, the Angolan enclave of Cabinda, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; and is separated from British East Africa by Lake Tanganyika in the east. The country has access to the ocean through a 40-km stretch of Atlantic coastline at Muanda and the roughly 9 km wide mouth of the Congo River which opens into the Gulf of Guinea.
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