Den demokratiske republikken Kongo

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. thumb|The Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. thumb|Mount Mikeno in Virunga National Park. Etymology before 1999. nb fr République démocratique du Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country's official French name. The corresponding state name was used from 1964 until 1971 and was restored in 1997 after the country had been known as nb Zaïre Zaire. For the further origin of nb Kongo, see that entry. Parallel calques include nn Den demokratiske republikken Kongo, da Den Demokratiske Republik Congo, sv Demokratiska republiken Kongo, de Demokratische Republik Kongo, nl Democratische Republiek Congo and en Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pronunciation nb /den ¹de.muˈkrɑː.tɪs.kə ¹re.pʉˈblɪkː.ən ¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡu/ [den de.mʊˈkɾɑ̀ː.tɪs.kə ɾe.pʉˈblɪ̀kː.ən ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊ] nb ɔŋɡu 2 nb Den de mo kra tis ke re pub lik ken Kon go Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo; nb country cont/Africa, a country in Central Africa occupying most of the basin of the Congo River, with Kinshasa as its capital. nb Rapporten sammenligner språkpolitikken i Den demokratiske republikken Kongo med forholdene i nabolandene. The report compares language policy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with conditions in the neighbouring countries. nb 25 June 2026 Mikal Hem Kongo – DR Kongo, Kinshasa Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Kongo_-_DR_Kongo%2C_Kinshasa Den demokratiske republikken Kongo (forkortet DR Kongo) er et land i Afrika The Democratic Republic of the Congo (abbreviated DR Congo) is a country in Africa. https://web.archive.org/web/20260924190309/https://snl.no/Kongo_-_DR_Kongo,_Kinshasa 24 September 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian short name is Kongo. The accepted full official forms are Den demokratiske republikk Kongo and Den demokratiske republikken Kongo. DR Kongo and Kongo-Kinshasa are commonly used to distinguish the country from nb Republikken Kongo the Republic of the Congo. Synonyms nb Kongo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo nb Kongo Congo official short name; potentially ambiguous Related terms nb kongoleser Congolese person nb kongolesisk Congolese See also nb Republikken Kongo Republic of the Congo References “Kongo – DR Kongo, Kinshasa” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun Den demokratiske republikken Kongo nn Democratic Republic of the Congo Q974 Synonyms nn Kongo-Kinshasa Related terms nn kongolesar nn kongolesisk See also nn Republikken Kongo