Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo
  • République du Congo  (French)
  • Republíki ya Kongó  (Lingala)
  • Repubilika ya Kôngo  (Kituba)
Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
(English: "Unity, Work, Progress")
Anthem: "La Congolaise" (French)
Besi Kôngo  (Kongo)
(English: "The Congolese")
Capital
and largest city
Brazzaville
4°16′S 15°17′E / 4.267°S 15.283°E / -4.267; 15.283
Official languagesFrench
Recognised national languages
Religion
(2020)
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic under a dictatorship
• President
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Anatole Collinet Makosso
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
National Assembly
Independence
• Republic established
28 November 1958
• from France
15 August 1960
Area
• Total
342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th)
• Water (%)
3.3
Population
• 2023 estimate
6,228,784 (116th)
• 2023 census
6,142,180
• Density
17.96/km2 (46.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $27.994 billion (150th)
• Per capita
Increase $5,552 (149th)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $14.407 billion (142nd)
• Per capita
Increase $2,857 (138th)
Gini (2011)40.2
medium
HDI (2023)Increase 0.649
medium · 138th
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Calling code+242
ISO 3166 codeCG
Internet TLD.cg

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Brazzaville. The country was a former colony of France; it became independent on 15 August 1960. The north of the country has very large areas of rainforest, but in the south are many farms which grow cashcrops like bananas, peanuts.

Geography

Congo is in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa. It is along the Equator. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also bordered by Gabon to the west, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north, and Cabinda (Angola) to the southwest. It has a short Atlantic coast.

The capital, Brazzaville, is on the Congo River, directly across from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Departments

The Republic of the Congo is divided into 12 Departments. Departments are divided into communes and/or districts.

The districts are:

Books about the Republic of the Congo

References

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