French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
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Location
Southern Africa, east of Zambia
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area
118,484 km sq
2,344,858 km sq
Coastline
0 km
37 km
Climate
sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)