8 counties, 3 municipalities*, and 1 town* (ville); Bandundu,, Bas-Zaire, Equateur, Haut-Zaire, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Shaba, Sud-Kivu, Independence: 30 September *Haiti, Communications Railroads: 84 km improved earth, 26,900 km unimproved earth or unimproved earth (1982) Ports: Djibouti Merchant marine:
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