The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
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Republic of the Congo
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République du Congo Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ
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Français
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République du Congo
La République du Congo , est un pays d'Afrique. Ses voisins sont le Gabon, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine et la République démocratique du Congo dont il est séparé par le fleuve Congo. Le Congo-brazza s’étend sur 1300 km du nord au sud, de l’Océan atlantique à la frontière centrafricaine toujours le long du fleuve Congo(Zaïre). Les ressources (eau, forêt, minerais) sont nombreuses mais mal exploitées en raison du faible peuplement. Le Congo est parfois appelé Congo-Brazzaville.
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Lingála
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Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ
Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ tǒ Kɔ́ngɔ-Brazzaville ezalí esé ya Afríka ya Mambénga.
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English
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Republic of the Congo - Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a former French colony of western-central Africa. Its borders are ► Gabon, ► Cameroon, ► Central African Republic, ► Democratic Republic of the Congo, ► Angola and the Gulf of Guinea. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo.
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Short name
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Republic of the Congo
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Official name
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Republic of the Congo
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Status
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Independent country since 1960
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Location
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Central Africa
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Capital
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Brazzaville
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Population
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3,697,490 inhabitants
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Area
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342,000 square kilometres (132,000 sq mi)
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Major languages
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French (official), Kituba, Lingala
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Major religions
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Roman Catholicism and Animism
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More information
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Republic of the Congo, Geography of the Republic of the Congo, History of the Republic of the Congo and Politics of the Republic of the Congo
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More images
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Republic of the Congo - Republic of the Congo (Category).
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General maps
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Map of the Republic of the Congo
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Same map in French
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History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day the Republic of the Congo, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day the Republic of the Congo.
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Regions 1967-1980
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Regions 1980-1995
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Other maps
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Maka-Njem Ethnic groups
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Satellite maps
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Satellite map
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Notes and references
General remarks:
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- Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
- The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
- The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.
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