Republic o the Congo

Republic o the Congo
Republic o the Congo; République du Congo (French)
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	Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French); "Unity, Wirk, Progress"
	Anthem: La Congolaise (French); The Congolese
	Location o Republic o the Congo (dark blue) – in Africae (light blue & dark grey); – in the African Union (light blue)
Caipital; and largest city	Brazzaville; 4°16′S 15°17′E / 4.267°S 15.283°E
Offeecial leids	French
Recognised regional leids	Kituba; Lingala;
Ethnic groups	48% Kongo; 20% Sangha; 17% Teke; 12% M'Bochi; 3% Europeans / ithers;
Demonym(s)	Congolese
Govrenment	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• Preses	Denis Sassou Nguesso
• Prime Meenister	Anatole Collinet Makosso
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Naitional Assemmly
Unthirldom
• frae Fraunce	15 August 1960
Aurie
• Total	342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th)
• Water (%)	3.3
Population
• 2016 estimate	5,125,821 (124th)
• Density	12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) (204t)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$30.607 billion
• Per capita	$6,720
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$8.341 billion
• Per capita	$1,831
Gini (2011)	40.2; medium
HDI (2015)	0.592; medium · 135t
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+242
ISO 3166 code	CG
Internet TLD	.cg

Coordinates: 1°26′24″S 15°33′22″E / 1.44°S 15.556°E / -1.44; 15.556

The Republic o the Congo (French: République du Congo; Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó), cried Congo-Brazzaville or Little Congo an aa, 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 biggit trade links leadin intae the Congo River basin. The republic is a umwhile French colony.^[5] 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

↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Republic of the Congo". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.
↑ "GINI index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.
↑ "CIA – The World Factbook – Congo, Republic of the". Cia.gov. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2008.

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[UN_WPP-1] "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[imf2-2] "Republic of the Congo". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.

[3] "GINI index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

[HDI-4] "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.

[cia-5] "CIA – The World Factbook – Congo, Republic of the". Cia.gov. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2008.

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