Guides and Directories

See also:

• Regional: Africa: Guides and Directories  (21)
• Regional: Africa: Regions: Central Africa: Guides and Directories  (2)

BBC News - Country Profile: Democratic Republic of Congo - - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.

CIA - The World Factbook: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Democratic Republic of Congo - - Directory of categorized and annotated links.

Congo-Pages - - Brief introductions to life and culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Index on Africa - Congo-Kinshasa - - Extensive set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA).

NationMaster - Congo-Kinshasa - - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) - - Annotated directory of links to web resources.

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Democratic Republic of the Congo - - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Democratic Republic of Congo - - Annotated directory of links to resources.

US Department of State - Congo, Democratic Republic of the - - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.

US Library of Congress - Country Studies: Zaire - - Country profile, history, geography, economy, politics.

Wikipedia - Democratic Republic of the Congo - - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the Central African country, also known as Congo (Kinshasa).