Republic o the Congo
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| Naitional motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French) "Unity, Wirk, Progress" |
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| Offeecial leid | French | ||||
| Caipital | Brazzaville | ||||
| Lairgest ceety | caipital | ||||
| Govrenment Heid o State - |
Republic Preses Denis Sassou Nguesso |
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| Area | 342,000 km2 132,047 sq mi |
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| Population | 3,686,000 | ||||
| Foondin | Frae Fraunce 15 August 1960 |
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| Siller | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 tae +2 | ||||
| Naitional anthem | Debout Congolais | ||||
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| Internet TLD | .cg | ||||
| Cawin code | 242 | ||||
The Republic o the Congo (French: République du Congo; Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Template:Lang-ln), an aa kent as Congo-Brazzaville, Little Congo, or simply the Congo, is a state in Central Africae. It is bordered bi Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic o the Congo (umwhile kent as Zaire), the Angolan exclave province o Cabinda, an the Gulf o Guinea.
The region wis dominatit bi Bantu tribes, who built trade links leadin intae the Congo River basin. The republic is a umwhile French colony.[1] Upon unthrildom in 1960, the umwhile French region o Middle Congo became the Republic o the Congo. The Fowkrepublic o the Congo wis a Marxist-Leninist single-pairty state frae 1970 tae 1991. Multipairty elections hae been held syne 1992, although a democratically elected government wis oostit in a 1997 ceevil war.
References [edit]
- ↑ CIA – The World Factbook – Congo, Republic of the. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 26 Dizember 2008. .
