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Article: Facts about the Democratic Republic of Congo.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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August 4, 1998
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The Democratic Republic of Congo was known as Zaire before May 1997, when Laurent Kabila overthrew the dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko.

A former Belgium colony, the Democratic Republic of Congo is twice the size of Texas, with vast mineral reserves. It is potentially one of Africa's richest countries.

CAPITAL: Kinshasa.

POPULATION: 46 million.

ETHNIC GROUPS: More than 200 tribes, mostly Bantu.

PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES: French and more than 400 African dialects.

RELIGIONS: Christian (70 percent); Muslim (10 percent), Kimbanguist (10 percent).

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