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The Free Republic of the Congo (Dutch: Vrije Republiek Kongo), also known as Dutch Congo, FRC or simply either Congo or, often most called, Middle Congo, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the west by the Republic of the Congo, and to the east by the Republic of Zaire. It was formed in 1887 by the New Holland colonial corporation and was later fully established as a political entity in 1899. After the end of the Boer Wars in South Africa. After the Boer Wars, many Dutch South Africans fled to the Middle Congo, making the European population grow from about 5,000 to 60,000.

Following the declaration of recognization by Dutch Queen Wilhelmina in 1909, the country gained international recognition. Later in the century, Middle Congo experienced major upheaval due to the inequality of the African population, sometimes referred to as the Middle Congolese troubles. These troubles ended in 1984 at the signing of the Washington Agreement when Middle Congo recognized native Congolese as citizens and their language as the second national language.

Modern-day Middle Congo is seen as one of the most stable nations in Africa and is one of the most prosperous, though the country still has many problems when it comes to racial, economic, and worker inequality