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Congo

Con·go [ kóng gō ] Africa's second longest river, which provides a major transportation network. It rises in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Length: 4,374 km (2,718 mi)
Former name  Zaire
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