Republic of Congo
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Republic of the Congo
République du Congo (French)
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Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French)
"Unity, Work, Progress" |
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Location of Republic of the Congo (dark blue)
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey) |
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| Capital and largest city |
Brazzaville 4°16′S 15°17′E / 4.267°S 15.283°E |
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| Official languages | French | ||||
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| Demonym | Congolese | ||||
| Government | Presidential republic | ||||
| Denis Sassou Nguesso | |||||
| Clément Mouamba | |||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||
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| Independence | |||||
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• from France
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15 August 1960 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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3.3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2014 estimate
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4,662,446 (124th) | ||||
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• Density
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12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) (204th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$31.157 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$6,985 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$9.769 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$2,190 | ||||
| Gini (2011) | 40.2 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.591medium · 136th |
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| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | ||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +242 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | CG | ||||
| Internet TLD | .cg | ||||
Coordinates: 1°26′24″S 15°33′22″E / 1.44°S 15.556°E
– in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue)
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as the Congo Republic,West Congo, Congo-Brazzaville or simply Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon and the Atlantic Ocean to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.
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