Brazzaville
Kinshasa's neighbor across
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo, situated on the Congo River directly across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The two cities form the world's closest pair of national capitals.
Named for French explorer Pierre de Brazza, the city served as the capital of Free France in Africa during World War II.
DRC's capital city
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- presidentElected leader of nation
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
administration · diplomacy · French colonialism · independence · constitution · republic · executive · sovereignty
Broad, tree-lined street
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- downtownCentral business district
- districtBounded administrative area
- architectureBuilding design discipline
municipality · residential · metropolitan · public transport · development · expansion · modernization · planning
Turbulent river section
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- basinConcave water receptacle
- watershedDrainage area boundary
confluence · navigable · exploration · Stanley · Livingstone · freshwater · biodiversity · floodplain
Native speaker of French
- BantuAfrican language family
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- African musicSongs from that continent
- traditional artNon-digital creative work
Kinshasa
DRC's capital city
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- presidentElected leader of nation
embassy · administration · diplomacy · French colonialism · independence · constitution · republic · executive · sovereignty · protocol
boulevard
Broad, tree-lined street
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- downtownCentral business district
- districtBounded administrative area
architecture · municipality · residential · metropolitan · public transport · development · expansion · modernization · planning · construction
rapids
Turbulent river section
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- basinConcave water receptacle
watershed · confluence · navigable · exploration · Stanley · Livingstone · freshwater · biodiversity · floodplain · drainage
francophone
Native speaker of French
- BantuAfrican language family
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- African musicSongs from that continent
traditional art · manioc · French influence · independence celebrations
- river citiesAmsterdam, Paris, London, Cairo, Vienna
- Tropical CitiesBangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur
- African citiesAccra, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Algiers, Cairo
- African mapsNorth Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, sub-Saharan
- Central AfricaCongo, Belgian Congo, rainforest, tropical rainforest, Chad
- CongoKinshasa, Congo River, DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Basin