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There are currently 2 'Congo's . The larger, more southerly is what used to be Belgian Congo and is now Democratic Republic of Congo.
To the northwest of this is the Republic of Congo, sometimes called Congo-Brazzaville.
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∙ 15y agoDRC or Democratic Republic of the Congo and formerly Zaïre.
Keep in mind there was a 'French Congo' and a 'Belgian Congo' having been neighbors and divided by the Congo river.
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