Congo vs DR Congo: Maps, Borders and How Two Congos Emerged
| OFFICIAL NAME | The Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| SHORT NAME | Congo or
Congo-Brazzaville |
DRC, DR Congo
or Congo-Kinshasa |
| CAPITAL | Brazzaville | Kinshasa |
| COLONIAL RULER | France | Belgium |
| INDEPENDENCE DATE | 15 August 1960 | 30 |