Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa, capital Brazzaville / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Brazzaville. The country was a former colony of France; it became independent on 15 August 1960. The north of the country has very large areas of rainforest, but in the south are many farms which grow cashcrops like bananas, peanuts.
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Republic of the Congo République du Congo (in French) | |
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Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (in French) "Unity, Work, Progress" | |
Anthem: La Congolaise (in French) "The Congolese" | |
Capital and largest city | Brazzaville |
Official languages | French |
Recognised national languages | Lingala Kikongo |
Demonym(s) | Congolese |
Government | Single-party State
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Denis Sassou Nguesso | |
Independence | |
• from France | August 15, 1960 |
Area | |
• Total | 342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th) |
• Water (%) | 3.3 |
Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 3,686,000[1] (128th) |
• Density | 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) (204th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $17.108 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $4,426[2] |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $11.530 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,983[2] |
HDI (2011) | 0.533 low · 126th |
Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +242 |
ISO 3166 code | CG |
Internet TLD | .cg |
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