Congo: Map & Borders Over Time
Congo appears on 14 of the 39 border maps, from 1492 to 2010. Its mapped territory was largest in 1945, at roughly 330,000 km².
Border map for 1945. See the world in 1945.
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Territory of Congo over time
Approximate area on each border map.
| Map year | Approx. area | Change |
|---|
| 1492 | 80,000 km² | – |
| 1500 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1600 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1650 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1700 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1783 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1800 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1815 | 60,000 km² | -27% |
| 1880 | 80,000 km² | +37% |
| 1900 | 80,000 km² | +0% |
| 1945 | 330,000 km² | +313% |
| 1960 | 330,000 km² | +0% |
| 1994 | 330,000 km² | +0% |
| 2010 | 330,000 km² | +0% |
