The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Tier IV nation located in Central Africa 
. Although starting with few resources, the DRC makes up for this by bordering weaker resource rich nations. It also has a very large home guard, meaning that the DRC is a good nation to play as, especially for newer players. It is 32nd in rankings at the start of the game.
Background[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a different country from the 
Republic of Congo. They share a border and both bear "Congo" in their names, but they are separate countries.
There were probably people living in the area that is today known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo as far back as 8000 BC. They were herders, farmers, and tribal peoples. Around 600 to 700 AD the Bantu people came to the area and settled.
The first Europeans to come to the land were the Portuguese. Explorer Diego Cao arrived in 1482. Many years later, in the late 1800s, British journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley would travel through much of the area. In 1885 the area became a colony of Belgian King Leopold II and would become a Belgian possession in 1907. In the 1960s Belgian Congo gained full independence. The first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was Patrice Lumumba, and the first president was Joseph Kasvubu.
Base Statistics[]
Economy[]
The DRC starts off with an income of $1,236,279. $1,098,711 come from taxes and the rest coming from resources.
Resources[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produces multiple types of resources naturally. This includes:
- 1 unit of
Oil - All around the coast near the capital, Kinshasa. - 1 unit of Copper - Around the province of Bunkeya, to the south-eastern tip of the country.
- 1 unit of Gold - Around the northeastern part of the country, mostly near the border with Uganda.
- 3 units of Diamond - Spread around the center-south and southeast of the country.
| Resources of Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|
 Copper
|
+3.33 |
 Diamond
|
+3.32 |
 Gold
|
+1.11 |
 Oil
|
+1.1 |
 Phosphate
|
+0.66 |
 Tungsten
|
+1 |
Military[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has 100k infantry in its capital, Kinshasa, as home guard; larger than all of its neighbors. The DRC has a base manpower gain of 1,606.
| Base Manpower Capacity of Democratic Republic of the Congo per Conscription Law | |
|---|---|
| The following columns below present the manpower capacity from lowest (Disarmed) to highest (Required). RP stands for "Recruitable Population". | |
| Disarmed [1% RP] |
|
| Volunteer [2% RP] |
|
| Limited [5% RP] |
|
| Extensive [10% RP] |
|
| Required [25% RP] |
|
Geography[]
The terrain is entirely flat. The Jungle biome dominates the country besides the very south; the rest of its land has the normal biome.
Borders[]
The DRC borders the Republic of Congo, 
Central African Republic, 
South Sudan, 
Uganda, 
Rwanda, 
Burundi, 
Tanzania, 
Zambia, and 
Angola. It also has a very small sea border with the South Atlantic Ocean.
Cities[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has 76 cities. Its largest and capital city is Kinshasa, with 7,843,000 people.
Formables[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo can form:
Strategy[]
First start by justifying on the Republic of Congo. You should buy 3 
Gold and 4 
Copper from AI nations. To make 2 electronic factories, which then you can sell those electronics for income. Create some infantry with your manpower reserves. After this, declare war on the Republic of Congo, use AI Luring to make your life easier then auto capture and annex them, in the peace deal.
Moving on you can take nations surrounding you like, 
Gabon, 
Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and the Central African Republic are all good nations to take, for resources and will make your stronger as a whole. You could also get tanks at this time if you want to make this a faster process.
You make a steel and motor factory then buy the required resources to make them run.
South Africa will also likely have their sights on you, as the DRC is good country to take. If no player is playing as 
Nigeria, it would be considered wise to take it, even if your borders don't touch it, considering its high population and its megacity, Lagos.
Making allies with someone like 
Turkey or 
Saudi Arabia may be wise in order to extinguish 
Egypt, but South Africa is most likely to be your own battle. Good SA players will make tanks, and early in the game they are hard to counter, so rushing Anti-tank rounds before or during the war would be wise. Building recruitment centers in all your cities from the start will let you not have to worry about MP in that war. Making a navy and airforce would be useful and give you an advantage in the war.
Threats[]
- Belgium looking to form the Belgian Empire.
- South Africa expanding north.
- Nigeria expanding south.
- Angola or any other Latin African nation trying to form the United States of Latin Africa.
- Any country trying to form the African Union.
Trivia[]
- The DRC used to have a third formable which was Zaire but it was removed since in real life, it never had the Republic of Congo.
- Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are the closest capitals in the world, separated by only the Congo River.
- The capital of the DRC is the largest capital in Africa when it comes to size.
- The DRC provided Uranium to the allies in WWII in their nuclear bomb project.
- The DRC is the 11th biggest country in the world and is the 2nd biggest country in Africa .
- There was once a glitch in the northwestern part of the country's tile where if CAR's capital's population was large enough, the tile next to CAR will be ceded to CAR except for the cities.
