The Congolian rainforest is the world's second-largest tropical forest, after the Amazon rainforest. It covers over 500,000,000 acres (2,000,000 km 2 ) across six countries and contains a quarter of the world's remaining tropical forest.

May 27, 2021 · The Congo Rainforest encompasses six African countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. DRC has the largest rainforest area, with over 264 million acres, roughly 60% of Central Africa's lowland forest cover.

The Congo rainforest is known for its high levels of biodiversity, including more than 600 tree species and 10,000 animal species. Some of its most famous residents include forest elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, okapi, leopards, hippos, and lions.

Dominated by vast rivers systems and lakes e.g. the River Congo for which two countries are named: DRC and RC is 4,374 km (2,718 miles) long, being one of the longest in the world. ...

Oct 5, 2013 · Please see our Congo Basin Forest Atlases page for the latest versions of our Congo Basin Atlases, along with links to online interactive maps, desktop mapping applications, GIS data, posters, and contact information.

Dec 10, 2012 · Version 3.0 of the Interactive Forest Atlas provides users with more complete and up-to-date information on the Congo forest sector – timber extraction areas, forest concession management plan status, volume of timber logged, and more.

Jun 1, 2007 · You can access the map server for the Interactive Forestry Atlas of Congo online! This interactive map allows the user to create personalized maps, query information, zoom in on areas of interest and download underlying spatial data.

The Congo rainforest is the world's second largest rainforest after the Amazon. Six countries -- Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea and Gabon -- share the 1.5 million square mile Congo basin.

Sep 1, 2024 · Six countries are covered by the Congo Forest, including Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This massive forest covers an area of 500 million hectares and is the second-largest rainforest in the world (wildlife, n.d.).

Nov 20, 2023 · Physical map of Congo showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Congo.