Which country ranks 11th by total area in Wikipedia's country area table?
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th by total area in Wikipedia’s country area table.
The country covers about 2.35 million square kilometres, placing it just below Algeria and above Greenland-related entries or other countries depending on the table’s treatment of dependencies. Among sovereign states, it is one of the world’s largest countries and the second-largest in Africa after Algeria.
Its size is closely tied to the Congo Basin, a vast region of rainforest and river systems occupying much of central Africa. The Congo River and its tributaries connect a large interior territory, while the country also reaches the Atlantic through a narrow western corridor.
Do not confuse the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the neighbouring Republic of the Congo. The former is commonly called the DRC or Congo-Kinshasa; its capital is Kinshasa. It was known as Zaire from 1971 until 1997, but its current official name is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026