Interesting+Facts

1. T he Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, covers an area the size of Western Europe and is home to the second largest rainforest on the planet. Only the Amazon rainforest is larger.

2. The Congo Rainforest is also known as the heart of darkness.

3. The Congo Rainforest is the world's most threatned ecosystem.

4. The Congo Rainforest has 600 tree species and 10 000 animal species.

5. The Congo has the second biggest river and is the second biggest rainforest in the world.

6.The congo has many different tribes living in it today.