Congo

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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Congo River forms much of the border between these two countries. The Congo Basin comes from the river.

Congo or The Congo most often refers to:

Congo River, in central Africa
Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the river
Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
Republic of the Congo, the smaller country to the northwest, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

Congo or The Congo may also refer to:

Places

Africa

Former colonies

Belgian Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
French Congo (modern-day Republic of the Congo)
Portuguese Congo (modern-day Kabinda, Angola)

Other places in Africa

Congo Canyon, a submarine canyon
Kakongo, former kingdom
Kingdom of Kongo (1390–1914)
Kingdom of Kakongo (15th century–1885)
Congo Free State (1885–1908)
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971)
People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)
M'banza Congo, capital of Zaire Province in Angola
Kongo, Ghana, town in Ghana
Kongo, Liberia, small town in Liberia

United States

Elsewhere

Congo, New South Wales, Australia
Congo, Paraíba, Brazil
Congo River (disambiguation), a list of rivers with the name
Congo Town, a village in Andros Island, Bahamas
Congo Volcano or Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica

Languages and ethnic groups

Niger–Congo languages
- Kongo languages
  - Kongo language, a Bantu language
Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group

Arts and entertainment

Music

The Congos, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
- Congo (album), 1979
"Congo" (song), by Genesis, 1997
Kongos (band), a South African American band

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Congo (novel), 1980, by Michael Crichton
- Congo (film), 1995, based on the novel
Congo (chess variant), using a 7×7 gameboard
Congo (pinball), 1995, machine
Congo (TV series), a 2001 nature documentary
Congo – A Political Tragedy, a 2018 documentary film
Congo: The Epic History of a People, a 2010 book by David van Reybrouck
Kongo (film), a 1932 American film

People

Anwar Congo (born 1937), Indonesian gangster known for involvement in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66
Edwin Congo (born 1976), Colombian footballer
Louis Congo (fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of French Louisiana
Richard Congo (born 1961), American basketball player

Organisations and companies

Conference of NGOs (CoNGO), a membership association of non-governmental organizations
Congo Airways, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Airlines, a former airline
Congo LLC, co-owner of Prime Hydration, an American manufacturer of sports drinks

Other uses

Congo (chimpanzee), which learned how to draw and paint
Congo (loa), a voodoo spirit
Congoid, an outdated historical grouping of various people
HMS Congo (1816), a Royal Navy ship
Kongo University, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

See also

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