Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border
international border
The Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border is 1,775 kilometres (1,103 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Angola in the south to the tripoint with the Central African Republic in the north.
Description
The border starts in the south at the tripoint with the Angolan exclave Cabinda, and loosely follows several rivers including the Chiloango River. It then follows the Congo River, before reaching the confluence with the Ubangi River, one of its tributaries. Much of this segment of the border is poorly defined, and has been the subject of territorial disputes. The remainder of the border follows the Ubangi up to the tripoint with the Central African Republic.
“Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo border” enters the record as international border. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Democratic, Republic and Congo can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3088975. Authority coordinates are -4.646, 13.101. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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