DR Congo

DR Congo in pictures

Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.

• 

  Flag

  Flag of DR Congo

  National flag

• 🌍Virunga National Park

  Landscape

  Virunga National Park

  A real place in DR Congo

• 🦍Virunga National Park

  Landmark

  Virunga National Park

  Africa's oldest national park and home to mountain gorillas and lava lakes.

• 🛥️Pool Malebo

  Landmark

  Pool Malebo

  Kinshasa and Brazzaville face each other across the water — the closest capital cities in the world.

• 🦒Garamba National Park

  Landmark

  Garamba National Park

  Savanna older than the park itself, home to the Kordofan giraffe.

• 🦍Mountain gorilla

  Wildlife

  Mountain gorilla

  Fewer than 1,100 remain, all in three neighbouring countries.

• 🐵Chimpanzee

  Wildlife

  Chimpanzee

  Chimps make and use tools, and each group has its own traditions.

• 🦌Okapi

  Wildlife

  Okapi

  It looks part zebra, but its closest relative is the giraffe.

• 🐵Bonobo

  Wildlife

  Bonobo

  Found in one country only, and known for settling arguments with kindness.

• 🦜African grey parrot

  Wildlife

  African grey parrot

  One of the best talkers in the animal world — some learn hundreds of words.

• 🦌Sitatunga

  Wildlife

  Sitatunga

  Its splayed hooves let it walk on floating swamp mats.

• 🪲Goliath beetle

  Wildlife

  Goliath beetle

  One of the heaviest insects alive; the grubs weigh more than a mouse.

• 🦌Blue duiker

  Wildlife

  Blue duiker

  It dives into thickets head first, which is what 'duiker' means.

• 🏙️Kinshasa

  City

  Kinshasa

  Capital of DR Congo

Quick facts

Did you know?

Your route

Where to start with DR Congo