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fiogf49gjkf0d GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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ZAIRE STRADDLES THE EQUATOR IN WEST CENTRAL AFRICA AND
COVERS 2,344,885 SQ KM. THREE-FIFTHS OF ITS SURFACE LIES IN
THE HEART OF THE CONGO RIVER BASIN. THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY IS TYPICALLY EQUATORIAL WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AND
YEAR-LONG RAINFALL. SOUTHERN ZAIRE, MAINLY SAVANNAH, ENJOYS
A TROPICAL CLIMATE. ALONG THE EQUATOR THERE IS ESSENTIALLY
NO DRY SEASON; BUT IN THE NORTH IT IS DRY IN WINTER, DECEMBER
- FEBRUARY, AND IN THE SOUTH IT IS DRY IN SUMMER.
CLOTHING: LIGHTWEIGHT. RAINWEAR YEAR-LONG NEAR EQUATOR.
KINSHASA ALT 322M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 28 29 30 30 29 26 25 27 28 28 28 28
MIN C 23 23 23 23 23 21 20 21 22 23 23 23
RAIN MM 138 147 184 219 145 5 3 4 40 133 235 156
HUMIDITY AM 50 50 51 41 52 60 60 60 58 60 60 52
% PM 72 71 71 70 73 71 67 61 61 66 71 73
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