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Republic of the Congo

Also Known As Congo-Brazzaville

Middle Africa

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a Central African nation on the western coast along the Congo River. It gained independence from France on 15 August 1960. It is a significant oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea. Its capital is Brazzaville. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Brazzaville 2

Population

6,228,784 2

2023 estimate; the 2023 census recorded 6,142,180.

Population Estimate Year

2023 2

Area (sq km)

342,000 2

Independence or Founding Year

1960 2

The Republic of the Congo gained independence from France on 15 August 1960, having been established as an autonomous republic within the French Community in 1958.

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

Lower-Middle 4

Government Type

Republic 3

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Republic of the Congo

Regions

Niari Valley

Republic of the Congo

Cities

Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo

Dolisie

Republic of the Congo

Nkayi, Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Ouésso

Republic of the Congo

Owando

Republic of the Congo

Pointe-Noire

Republic of the Congo

Connections

Associated With

Source Brazzaville (Wikipedia)

The Congo Basin

Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola

Borders

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Central African Republic

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Has Capital

Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo.

Source Brazzaville (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Congo River

Source Congo River (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Denis Sassou Nguesso

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Denis Sassou Nguesso (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Denis Sassou Nguesso (French pronunciation: [dəni sasu ŋɡeso]; born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997.

Site Of

African and Malagasy Union

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bank of Central African States

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Central African CFA franc

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Long-nosed mongoose

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Long-nosed mongoose (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives

Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives

from the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Cameroon to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Mauritian tomb bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous mauritianus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Republic of the Congo

Quote, Country distribution, Republic of the Congo

Country distribution Angola · Benin · Botswana · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Mayotte · Mozambique · Namibia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Réunion · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Burundi? · Cote d'Ivoire? · Guinea? · Liberia? · Mali? · Mauritania? · Rwanda?

Moustached guenon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Moustached guenon (Wikipedia)Lead, range

Quote, Lead, range

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

Mozambique Tilapia

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Noack's roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ruber (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Republic of the Congo

Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Republic of the Congo

Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Oustalet's red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Oustalet's red colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives

Quote, Lead, where it lives

It lives in various types of forest in southern South Sudan, southern Central African Republic, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northeastern Republic of the Congo.

Pel's pouched bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus peli - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Republic of the Congo

Quote, Country distribution, Republic of the Congo

Country distribution Angola · Cameroon · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Uganda · Central African Republic? · Sierra Leone?

Pennant's colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Pennant's colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives

Quote, Lead, where it lives

with one population on the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea), a second in the Niger River Delta in southern Nigeria, and a third in the east-central Republic of Congo

Peters's Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's duiker (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Peters' duiker (Cephalophorus callipygus) is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon, and northern Republic of the Congo.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range

Quote, Lead, range

It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.

Peters's striped mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Peters's striped mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range

Quote, Lead, range

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.

Prince Demidoff's bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat

Quote, Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda

Red-legged sun squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red-legged sun squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives

Quote, Lead, where it lives

its range extends from Senegal in the west, through Nigeria and the Republic of Congo to Uganda and Tanzania in the east

Regalecus Glesne

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range (republic-of-the-congo)

Quote, Lead, range (republic-of-the-congo)

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda

Servaline genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Servaline genet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives

Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives

In the Republic of Congo, it was recorded by camera-traps in the Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic of Odzala-Kokoua National Park during surveys in 2007.

Southern needle-clawed bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Descriptions of Euoticus elegantulus (Handbook of the Mammals of the World text)Distribution

Quote, Distribution

Primary forested regions of Cameroon (S of the Sanaga River), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, DR Congo (N of the Congo and Ubangi rivers)

Stella wood mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Stella wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range (republic-of-the-congo)

Quote, Lead, range (republic-of-the-congo)

It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Tantalus monkey

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tantalus monkey (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives

Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives

Its native range includes Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.

Thollon's red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Thollon's red colobus (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives

Quote, Lead, where it lives

is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lower Republic of the Congo

Tullberg's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tullberg's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution

Quote, Distribution

It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, possibly Burkina Faso, and possibly Guinea-Bissau.

Typical striped grass mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Lemniscomys striatusCountry distribution

Quote, Country distribution

Country distribution Angola · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Cote d'Ivoire · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Liberia · Malawi · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia

Western gorilla

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Western gorilla (Wikipedia)Conservation status, Lake Tele

Quote, Conservation status, Lake Tele

in the swamp forests of Lake Tele Community Reserve and in neighbouring Marantaceae (dryland) forests in the Republic of the Congo

White-Legged Duiker

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source White-legged duiker (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives

Quote, Lead, where it lives

It is native to Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.

Woodland thicket rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Woodland thicket rat (Wikipedia)Distribution

Quote, Distribution

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Long-nosed mongoose (Wikipedia)Section: Distribution and habitat

Quote, Section: Distribution and habitat

The long-nosed mongoose is native to wetlands and rainforests from the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Cameroon to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Republic of the Congo (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox, capital
Brazzaville
Infobox, area
342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi)
Demographics section, 2023
6,228,784 (2023 estimate); 6,142,180 (2023 census)
History section, independence
The country was colonized by France and established as an autonomous republic in 1958 before achieving full independence on 15 August 1960.
Lead section
The Republic of the Congo, also known as the Congo Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, or simply the Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River.

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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)

Geography, Coastline
169 km
Government, Government type
presidential republic
Borders: Cameroon, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Cameroon 494 km
Borders: Central African Republic, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Central African Republic 487 km
Borders: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,775 km
Borders: Gabon, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
Gabon 2,567 km

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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level

World Bank Open DataCountry record COG, incomeLevel

Quote, Country record COG, incomeLevel

"name": "Congo, Rep.", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }

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Wikidata: Republic of the Congo

Wikidata Q971, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Congo River (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: The Congo River, Article text

Quote, Rivers Through Territory: The Congo River, Article text

Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) and Brazzaville are on opposite sides of the river at the Pool, where the river narrows and falls through a number of cataracts in deep canyons (collectively known as the Livingstone Falls), running by Matadi and Boma, and into the sea at Muanda.

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Brazzaville (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Associated With: Brazzaville, Infobox, Country
Republic of the Congo
Has Capital: Brazzaville, Lead section
Brazzaville (French pronunciation: [bʁazavil]) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo.

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Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list

Quote, Associated With: The Congo Basin, Description section, countries list

Countries wholly or partially in the Congo region: Angola, Gabon, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia.

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Niari Valley (Wikipedia)

Encompasses: Niari Valley, Lead sentence [part-of]

Quote, Encompasses: Niari Valley, Lead sentence [part-of]

in the Niari Department in the south west of the Republic of the Congo

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CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Angola

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Bordered By Water: Angola, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries

Quote, Bordered By Water: Angola, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries

Republic of the Congo 231 km

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