Zaire and Z Guide - Resources and Review

Listing of political resources relevant to the Democratic Republic of Congo, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Map of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) showing the main settlements, boundaries and routes.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Congo, Democratic Republic. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion, democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Links to a range of Internet resources about the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire.
 
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
 
Basic reference information about the Democratic Republic of Congo, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Basic reference information about the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
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