Outline of the Republic of the Congo
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Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
, also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo, is a sovereign country located in Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
. It is bordered by Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, the Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n exclave province of Cabinda
Cabinda (province)
Cabinda is an exclave and province of Angola, a status that has been disputed by many political organizations in the territory. The capital city is also called Cabinda. The province is divided into four municipalities - Belize, Buco Zau, Cabinda and Cacongo.Modern Cabinda is the result of a fusion...
, and the Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
.
The republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
is a former French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
colony
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. After a quarter century of Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
, Congo became a multi-party democracy in 1992. However, a brief civil war in 1997 ended in the restoration of former Marxist President Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso is a Congolese politician who has been the President of Congo-Brazzaville since 1997; he was previously President from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as President, he headed the single-party regime of the Congolese Labour Party for 12 years...
to power.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Republic of the Congo:
General reference
- PronunciationInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
: - Common English country names: The Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
, Congo-Brazzaville or Congo (Congo being ambiguous with Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Official English country name: The Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
- Adjectives: CongoleseCongoleseCongoese may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the Republic of the Congo in Africa, located west of the Congo River* Something of, from, or related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, through which the Congo River flows...
, CongoCongoleseCongoese may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the Republic of the Congo in Africa, located west of the Congo River* Something of, from, or related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, through which the Congo River flows... - Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of the Republic of the Congo - International rankings of the Republic of the CongoInternational rankings of the Republic of the Congo- International rankings :...
- ISO country codes: CG, COG, 178
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CGISO 3166-2:CGISO 3166-2:CG is the entry for the Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the Republic of...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .cg.cg.cg is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Republic of the Congo. It is administered by ONPT Congo and Interpoint Switzerland. Citizens of the Republic of the Congo are entitled to one free domain registration, directly at the second level of .cg. Additional registrations, and...
Geography of the Republic of the Congo
- The Republic of the Congo is: a country
- Location:
- Eastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
, on the EquatorEquatorAn equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass.... - AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
- Middle Africa
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: UTC+01 - Extreme points of the Republic of the Congo
- High: Mont NabebaMont NabebaMont Nabeba is the highest mountain in Republic of the Congo. It has an elevation of and is located in the Sangha Department of Republic of the Congo.- Mining :...
1020 m (3,346 ft) - Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
- High: Mont Nabeba
- Land boundaries: 5,504 km
- Eastern Hemisphere
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Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km
Gabon 1,903 km
Cameroon 523 km
Central African Republic 467 km
Angola 201 km
- Coastline: Gulf of GuineaGulf of GuineaThe Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean between Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian is in the gulf....
169 km - Population of the Republic of the Congo:
- Area of the Republic of the Congo:
- Atlas of the Republic of the Congo
- Coastline: Gulf of Guinea
Environment of the Republic of the Congo
- Climate of the Republic of the Congo
- Environmental issues in the Republic of the Congo
- Ecoregions in the Republic of the Congo
- Renewable energy in the Republic of the Congo
- Geology of the Republic of the Congo
- Protected areas of the Republic of the Congo
- Biosphere reserves in the Republic of the Congo
- National parks of the Republic of the Congo
- Wildlife of the Republic of the Congo
- Flora of the Republic of the Congo
- Fauna of the Republic of the Congo
- Birds of the Republic of the Congo
- Mammals of the Republic of the Congo
Natural geographic features of the Republic of the Congo
- Glaciers in the Republic of the Congo: none
- Islands of the Republic of the Congo
- Lakes of the Republic of the Congo
- Mountains of the Republic of the Congo
- Volcanoes in the Republic of the Congo
- Rivers of the Republic of the Congo
- Waterfalls of the Republic of the Congo
- Valleys of the Republic of the Congo
- World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo: None
Ecoregions of the Republic of the Congo
Administrative divisions of the Republic of the Congo
- Departments of the Republic of the Congo
- Districts of the Republic of the CongoDistricts of the Republic of the Congo|The Departments of the Republic of the Congo are divided into 86 districts and 7 communes. Note the departments of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire are made of 1 commune each, then divided in urban districts ....
- Districts of the Republic of the Congo
Municipalities of the Republic of the Congo
- Capital of the Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
- Cities of the Republic of the Congo
Government and politics of the Republic of the Congo
- Main article: Government of the Republic of the Congo and Politics of the Republic of the CongoPolitics of the Republic of the CongoPolitics of the Republic of the Congo takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: presidentialPresidential systemA presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... - Capital of the Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
- Elections in the Republic of the CongoElections in the Republic of the CongoThe Republic of Congo elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected by the people. The Parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly has 153 members, for a five year term in single-seat constituencies...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in the Republic of the Congo
- Political scandals of the Republic of the Congo
- Taxation in the Republic of the Congo
Branches of the government of the Republic of the Congo
Executive branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of the Republic of the Congo, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo, - Cabinet of the Republic of the Congo
Legislative branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo
- Parliament of the Republic of the CongoParliament of the Republic of the CongoThe Parliament of the Republic of Congo consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly...
(bicameral)- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Senate of the Republic of the CongoSenate of the Republic of the CongoThe Parliament of the Republic of Congo has two chambers. The Senate is the upper house. It has 72 members , elected for a six year term by district, local and regional councils. Prior to the 2008 Senate election, it had 66 members; it was expanded to 72 members at that time to account for the... - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: House of Commons of the Republic of the Congo
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo
- Supreme Court of the Republic of the Congo
Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo
- Diplomatic missions in the Republic of the Congo
- Diplomatic missions of the Republic of the CongoDiplomatic missions of the Republic of the CongoThis is the list of diplomatic missions of the Republic of the Congo, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:**Brussels **Paris **Berlin **Rome **Moscow -Africa:**Algiers **Luanda...
International organization membership
The Republic of the Congo is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
(AU) - Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
- Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
- Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - Group of 77Group of 77The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
(G77) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Criminal CourtInternational Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICCt) - International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentThe International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
(IFAD) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
(IMO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - International Organization for MigrationInternational Organization for MigrationThe International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
(IOM) - International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationThe International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
(ITSO) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC) - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyThe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
(MIGA) - Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO) - United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchUnited Nations Institute for Training and ResearchThe United Nations Institute for Training and Research was established in 1965 following a "for the training of personnel, particularly from developing Member States, for administrative and operational assignments with the United Nations and the specialized agencies, both at Headquarters and in...
(UNITAR) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Confederation of LabourWorld Confederation of LabourThe World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
(WCL) - World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs OrganizationThe World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
(WCO) - World Federation of Trade UnionsWorld Federation of Trade UnionsThe World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
(WFTU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Intellectual Property OrganizationWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
(WIPO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO) - World Tourism OrganizationWorld Tourism OrganizationThe World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
(UNWTO) - World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO)
Law and order in the Republic of the Congo
- Capital punishment in the Republic of the Congo
- Constitution of the Republic of the Congo
- Crime in the Republic of the Congo
- Human rights in the Republic of the CongoHuman rights in the Republic of the CongoMany Pygmies in Congo live as slaves to Bantu masters. The nation is deeply stratified between these two major ethnic groups. The Pygmy slaves belong from birth to their Bantu masters in a relationship that the Bantus call a time-honored tradition...
- LGBT rights in the Republic of the Congo
- Freedom of religion in the Republic of the CongoFreedom of religion in the Republic of the CongoChristianity is the majority religion in the Republic of the Congo, followed by about 91% of the population. Denominations include Roman Catholic 50.5%, Protestant 40.2%, Muslim 1.3%, Animism 2.2%, Baha’i 0.4% and other 2.2%....
- Law enforcement in the Republic of the CongoLaw enforcement in the Republic of the Congo-Secret police organizations:*Direction Générale de la Sécurité d'État -Sources:# World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,...
Military of the Republic of the Congo
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of the Republic of the Congo
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of the Republic of the Congo
- Navy of the Republic of the Congo
- Air Force of the Republic of the Congo
- Special forces of the Republic of the Congo
- Military history of the Republic of the Congo
- Military ranks of the Republic of the Congo
Local government in the Republic of the Congo
History of the Republic of the Congo
- Main article: History of the Republic of the CongoHistory of the Republic of the CongoThe history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by French colonization, a transition to independence, Marxist-Leninism, and the transition to a market-oriented economy.-Bantus and Pygmies:...
, Timeline of the history of the Republic of the Congo, and Current events of the Republic of the Congo
- Economic history of the Republic of the Congo
- Military history of the Republic of the Congo
Culture of the Republic of the Congo
- Architecture of the Republic of the Congo
- Cuisine of the Republic of the Congo
- Ethnic minorities in the Republic of the Congo
- Festivals in the Republic of the Congo
- Humor in the Republic of the Congo
- Languages of the Republic of the CongoLanguages of the Republic of the CongoThe official language of the Republic of Congo is French. Other languages are mainly Bantu languages, and the two national languages in the country are Kituba and Lingala , followed by Mboshi, Bateke , and more than forty other languages, including Pygmy languages , which are not Bantu...
- Media in the Republic of the Congo
- National symbols of the Republic of the Congo
- Coat of arms of the Republic of the CongoCoat of arms of the Republic of the CongoThe coat of arms of the Republic of Congo has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. The background color of the shield is yellow with a green wavy stripe in the middle. A golden crown sits above the shield. Two large African elephants support the shield...
- Flag of the Republic of the CongoFlag of the Republic of the CongoThe flag of the Republic of the Congo was originally adopted on August 18, 1958. It was abandoned in 1970, at the beginning of the socialist period of the "People's Republic of Congo," but then readopted on June 10, 1991. The colors are the traditional Pan-African colors, and stem from the colors...
- National anthem of the Republic of the Congo
- Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
- People of the Republic of the Congo
- Prostitution in the Republic of the Congo
- Public holidays in the Republic of the CongoPublic holidays in the Republic of the Congo-Movable holidays:The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in which they occur:-Notes:...
- Records of the Republic of the Congo
- Religion in the Republic of the Congo
- Buddhism in the Republic of the Congo
- Christianity in the Republic of the Congo
- Hinduism in the Republic of the Congo
- Islam in the Republic of the CongoIslam in the Republic of the CongoIslam spread to the Republic of the Congo from North Africa in the mid-19th century.The Muslim community in the country is estimated at 1.3 percent of the population. In 2005 a large new mosque was constructed in Brazzaville. Most workers in the urban centers were immigrants from West Africa and...
- Judaism in the Republic of the Congo
- Sikhism in the Republic of the Congo
- World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo: None
Art in the Republic of the Congo
- Art in the Republic of the Congo
- Cinema of the Republic of the Congo
- Literature of the Republic of the Congo
- Music of the Republic of the CongoMusic of the Republic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo is an African nation with close musical ties to its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- Television in the Republic of the Congo
- Theatre in the Republic of the Congo
Sports in the Republic of the Congo
- Football in the Republic of the CongoFootball in the Republic of the CongoFootball is the number one sport in the Congo. The national team, known as Diables Rouges , has reached the finals of the African Cup of Nations on six occasions. They won the Gold medal in Cameroon in 1972, and also reached the semi-finals two years later in Egypt. Several good players have come...
- Republic of Congo at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of the Republic of the Congo
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 122nd (one hundred and twenty second)
- Agriculture in the Republic of the Congo
- Banking in the Republic of the Congo
- National Bank of the Republic of the Congo
- Communications in the Republic of the CongoCommunications in the Republic of the CongoCommunications in the Republic of the Congo.Telephones - main lines in use:21,000 Telephones - mobile cellular:1,100,000 Telephone system:...
- Internet in the Republic of the Congo
- Companies of the Republic of the Congo
- Currency of the Republic of CongoCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: FrancCentral African CFA francThe Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale...
- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: XAFCentral African CFA francThe Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of the Republic of the Congo
- Energy in the Republic of the Congo
- Energy policy of the Republic of the Congo
- Oil industry in the Republic of the Congo
- Health care in the Republic of the Congo
- Mining in the Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo Stock Exchange
- Tourism in the Republic of the Congo
- Transport in the Republic of the CongoTransport in the Republic of the Congo- Railways :total:795 km - Congo-Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.narrow gauge:795 km 1.067-m gauge - Railway links to adjacent countries :...
- Airports in the Republic of the Congo
- Rail transport in the Republic of the CongoRail transport in the Republic of the CongoThe Republic of the Congo has 795 kilometres of railway track which includes 285 km of private track . The track gauge is . The Congo-Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.- Railway links to adjacent countries :...
- Roads in the Republic of the Congo
- Water supply and sanitation in the Republic of the Congo
See also
- Index of Republic of the Congo-related articles
- List of Republic of the Congo-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of AfricaOutline of AfricaThe following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
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