| − | The '''Congo''' is the second-longest [[river]] in [[Africa]] (after the [[Nile]]), at 2,900 miles (4,667km) in length. It rises in [[Zambia]] (here named the Chambeshi), flowing across the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. For some distance it forms the boundary between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the [[Republic of the Congo]] before re-entering the DRC; it then forms the boundary between the DRC and [[Angola]] before entering the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The Congo has the second-largest outflow of water of any river in the world and has the second largest drainage basin (in both cases the [[Amazon River|River Amazon]] is numer one). | + | The '''Congo''' is the second-longest [[river]] in [[Africa]] (after the [[Nile]]), at 2,900 miles (4,667km) in length. It rises in [[Zambia]] (here named the Chambeshi), flowing across the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. For some distance it forms the boundary between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the [[Republic of the Congo]] (the two countries' capitals, [[Kinshasa]] and [[Brazzaville]], face each other across its waters) before re-entering the DRC; it then forms the boundary between the DRC and [[Angola]] before entering the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The Congo has the second-largest outflow of water of any river in the world and has the second largest drainage basin (in both cases the [[Amazon River|River Amazon]] is numer one). |