8. Regions

Source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#b

Western DRC (Kinshasa) home to the capital Kinshasa and the nation's only port. Moslty tropical forests and grazing lands.

Katanga mostly fertile plateaus for agriculture & ranching, home to much of the country's recoverable minerals; de facto independent from 1960-1966 during the "Katanga Crisis"

Kasai significant diamond mining, not much else.

Kivu (Bukavu, Goma, Kahuzi-Biega National Park,Virunga National Park,) influenced by neighboring Burundi, Rwanda, & Uganda this region is known for its volcanoes, mountain gorillas, and, tragically, its unfathomable conflicts .

Congo Basin (Garamba National Park, Maiko National Park, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Salonga National Park) the DRC's portion and the majority of the world's second largest jungle after the Amazon.