The Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda. Its capital is Brazzaville and its official language is French. It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with a population of approximately 5 million people.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda. Its capital is Kinshasa and its official language is French. It is a unitary presidential republic with a population of approximately 85 million people.
The main difference between the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the form of government. The Republic of Congo is a unitary semi-presidential republic, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a unitary presidential republic. Additionally, the Republic of Congo has a population of approximately 5 million people, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a population of approximately 85 million people.
Congo
The congo river forms much of the border between these two countries.
Congo or the congo can refer to either of the two countries that border the congo river in Central Africa:
- Democratic Republic of Congothe largest country in the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to as “Congo-Kinshasa”
- Congo Republicthe smaller country to the northwest, capital Brazzaville, sometimes referred to as “Congo-Brazzaville”
Congo or Congo may also refer to:
Locations
Africa
- congo basinor the Congo, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River
- Congo Canyonan underwater canyon
- Kingdom of Kongo (1390–1914)
- kingdom of kakongo (15th century-1885)
- Congo Free State (1885–1908)
- Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) or Congo-Léopoldville (1960-1971)
- People’s Republic of the Congo (1969–1992)
- Congo, Ghanacity in ghana
- Congo, Liberiasmall town in Liberia
former colonies
U.S
In another place
- Congo, New South WalesAustralia
- congo, paraibaBrazil
- Congo River (disambiguation)a list of rivers named
- congo citya village on Andros Island, Bahamas
- congo volcano or Congo Mountain in Costa Rica
Languages and ethnic groups
- Niger-Congo languages
- Congo languages
- Kongo languagea bantu language
- Congo languages
- people of konga Bantu ethnic group
Arts and Entertainment
Music
- The Congosa reggae vocal group from Jamaica
- Congo (album)1979
- “Congo” (song)by Genesis, 1997
- Kongos (band)a south african band
Other uses in arts, entertainment and media
- Congo (romance)a 1980s novel by Michael Crichton
- Congo (film)a 1995 film based on the novel
- Congo (chess variant)using a 7×7 game board
- Congo (pinball)a 1995 pinball machine
- Congo (TV series)a 2001 nature documentary
- Congo – a political tragedya 2018 documentary
- Congo: the epic history of a peoplea 2010 book by David van Reybrouck
- Congo (1932 film)an american movie
People
- Edwin Congo (born 1976), Colombian footballer
- Louis Congo (fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of French Louisiana
- Ricardo Congo (born 1961), American basketball player
- Cheick Kongo (born 1975), French mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- john kongos (born 1945), South African singer-songwriter
- kong kongwrestling ring name of Steven Wilson (born 1979)
Other uses
- Congo (chimpanzee)a chimpanzee who learned to draw and paint
- congo (loa)a voodoo spirit
- Congo Airwaysthe flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- congo airlinesa former company
- HMS Congo (1816)a ship of the Royal Navy
- NGO Conference (CoNGO), an association of members of non-governmental organizations
- Congo Universityin the Democratic Republic of the Congo
See too
- conga (disambiguation)
- Congolese (disambiguation)
- King Kong (disambiguation)
- Kongō (disambiguation)
- Kongolo (disambiguation)
- congoidean outdated historical grouping of various people
- Kakongoancient kingdom
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