This picture shows the location of Kilanga (where the Poisonwood Bible takes place) and Kinshasa, Congo's capital. Kinshasa (previously called Leopoldville) is the largest city of the DR Congo.
The current flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was adopted on February 20, 2006. The sky blue color stands for peace, red for the blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow for the country's wealth. The large star represents the country's bright future.
The Congo went through six different flags before settling on this one.
You can view these other flags at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Joseph Kabila is the DR Congo's current president. His father was the one who overthrew the dictator at the time, Mobutu, in May 1997 and who changed the name from Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But following his assassination and his son's subsequent swearing into office, the younger Kabila has made several efforts to rebuild the DR Congo's crippled economy after the country's civil war.
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