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-The locals disapprove of taking pictures of someone because they believe it will remove their spirit.

-The DRC has a space program like NASA. It is called the DTA.

- Many people believe in witchcraft, and sometimes kids are accused of being witches. These kids end up being abandoned. So maybe not a fun fact but... it is a fact.

-Way back when, the tribal currency of the DRC was an X shape
-The wetlands of the DRC have their very own antelope!

-LOCALS LOVE MAYO!!!

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The DRC gained its independence from Belgium in 1960. The country used to be called The Republic of Zaire. Zaire meaning great river, referring to the Congo river. After an overthrow of Mobutu in 1997 the country was renamed to the Democratic Republic Of the Congo. After the name change the DRC was thrown into a horrible civil war. This war ended in 2003 and the environment is still recovering from it.

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The DRC is located east of the Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania, and southwest of South Sudan.

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The DRC is a mostly landlocked countries with a small coast on the Atlantic ocean.

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The official language of the DRC is French, however, many local languages are also present.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a semi-presidential republic. This means that there is a president alongside a prime minister or a cabinet. Joseph Kabila is currently president.

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The area around the DRC is surrounded by plateaus that merge into Savannas that lie west. The DRC has a small amount of land that lies along the Atlantic Ocean, but beside that it remains landlocked. The area has the Tanganyika Lake

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The climate of the DRC is equatorial climate in the north because the equator runs directly through the country. This means that the temperature is mostly hot and humid all year. Northern DRC doesn't really have a dry season. Southern DRC has more of a humid subtropical climate, which technically means the same thing.

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Compared to the other African countries, the DRC is very diverse in religion. The most popular religion is the DRC is Christianity. Following Christianity is Islam.

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Most traditional clothes are made out of raffia, a type of tree leaf. Men usually wear a button down top with long pants, and women wear skirts and shirts with bold patterns.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's national dish is Moambe. It has chicken or fish with cassava leaves, hot pepper sauce, bananas, rice, peanuts, and palm nuts.