Download Newsvoice for free here to support my channel: https://newsvoice.com/mrbeat Check out @JabzyJoe's video about the Second Congo War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIW648jFLmU Also, check out my new book: The Ultimate American Presidential Election Book: Every Presidential Election in American History (1788-2016) https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Mr. Beat compares and contrasts two Central African countries, The Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Confused yet? Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Have an idea for two places Mr. Beat should compare? Your idea gets picked when you donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat T-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.: https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/waK44fH Special thanks to the AP Archive for footage for this video. It made a huge difference! AP Archive website: http://www.aparchive.com Creative commons credits: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani Oscar W. Rasson Creative Studio Next Einstein Forum Google Maps - assistance sci diam Google Maps - Noé Diakubama Google Maps - Synthia Thaliane Google Maps - Flo et Gilou MCRTV-NF Ratelki Amerique Prasadkrishnapn Bsm15 Cai Tjeenk Willink Google Maps - Lukas Engel Cai Tjeenk Willink El.Sarmiento Google Maps - Barbara Kofler UCLA IoES Valerius Tygart JMGRACIA100 Max Chiswick Jclaboh Muhammad Wasi Wcalvin Julien Harneis Radio Okapi Oxfam East Africa USAID Sources/further reading: https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Congo&country2=Congo&city1=Kinshasa&city2=Brazzaville&tracking=getDispatchComparison https://theculturetrip.com/africa/congo/articles/congo-vs-d-r-c-whats-the-difference/ https://www.thoughtco.com/which-congo-is-zaire-1434545 https://www.indexmundi.com/factbook/compare/republic-of-the-congo.democratic-republic-of-the-congo https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/compare/democratic-republic-of-congo/republic-of-congo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jan/17/congo-rivalry-kinshasa-brazzaville-river-drc https://www.africanews.com/2019/05/16/road-rail-bridge-between-brazzaville-and-kinshasa// https://tradingeconomics.com/republic-of-the-congo https://tradingeconomics.com/congo/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Republic-of-the-Congo/History https://www.reckontalk.com/the-congo-republic-picture-photos-currency-facts-poorest-country/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lake-tele https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html https://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/congo/land-use/history-settlement-congo-basin Both are separated by that magnificent Congo River, the second longest river in Africa, second biggest in the world by discharge volume, and deepest river in the world. The capitals of both countries, the aforementioned Kinshasa and Brazzaville, both sit across from each other along that river, as matter of fact, less than 1 mile, or 1.6 km apart. They are the closest capital cities between two sovereign countries in the world. Well, second closest if you count Vatican City and Rome. Also, Kinshasa is by far the largest city in the DRC, with more than 12 million people, which is around 13% of the country’s population, and Brazzaville is by far the largest city in the Congo Republic, with more than 1.8 million people, which is around 1/3 of the country’s population. Despite being so close to one another, there are no bridges connecting Kinshasa and Brazzaville. Instead, the most common way to get back and forth between the two cities is by boat, crossing the Congo River, and thousands cross it every day. That said, you can also travel by plane- apparently 5-minute flights go back and forth between the two. However, a road/rail bridge that links the two cities is currently in the works, and construction should be resuming soon after this video releases. The metropolitan area of both Kinshasa and Brazzaville, by the way, makes up the third largest urban area in all of Africa. Due to the legacy of foreign influence, residents of both speak French. While French is the official language, residents speak many different languages in both, depending on what region you’re in. An estimated 242 languages are spoken in the DRC, but its four national languages are Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, and Tshiluba. The Congo Republic has two national languages- Kituba and also Lingala. #congo #africa #geography

• published: 31 Jul 2020
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