The Democratic Republic of Congos central African country called Zaire between 1971 and 1997.Located in the equatorial region of Africa, comprising much of the Congo Basin , extending to the region of the great lakes. It is the second largest continent after Algeria country. It borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north, Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi, and Tanzania to the east, Zambia and Angola to the south, and the Republic of Congo to the west. Access to the sea through a narrow strip of 40 km of coastline along the Congo River to the Gulf of Guinea. The name "Congo" finds its origin in the native Bakongo , settled on the banks of river Nzadi or Zaire , renamed as Portuguese Congo River.
Located in an area of ​​diverse terrain, R. D. Congo has a variety of biomes , from the savannah in the southern regions , the mountain forest of the mountainous regions of east, big east African lakes and jungles of the Congo , RD, that is, after the Amazon Rainforest the largest in the world, this makes the Congo , RD one of the most biologically diverse countries on the planet.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo 1152 women are raped per day. No woman can sign anything without her husband's permission .
many children do not attend school because their parents can not afford the registration fees .