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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

Brazzaville, Cities
Source Brazzaville (Wikipedia)
Central Africa, Regions
The Congo Basin, Landforms
Source Congo Basin (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

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

Borders

Cameroon, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo
Gabon, Countries
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Republic of the Congo

Has Capital

Brazzaville, Cities

Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo.

Source Brazzaville (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

The Congo River, Bodies of Water
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

Congo Craton

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Congo Craton
Gbaya languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gbaya languages
Constitution of the Republic of the Congo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Law of the Republic of the Congo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of the Republic of the Congo

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Congo Cour supreme, member page of the AHJUCAFMember page, postal address, Republic of the Congo (country)
Quote, Member page, postal address, Republic of the Congo (country)
Cour suprême de la République du Congo
African civet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source African civet (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives (3)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives (3)
In the Republic of Congo, it was recorded in the Western Congolian forest–savanna mosaic of Odzala-Kokoua National Park during surveys in 2007.
African groove-toothed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source African groove-toothed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda
African pygmy squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source African pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in tropical rainforests in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
African smoky mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source African smoky mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
it occurs in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon
African trident bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Triaenops afer (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Angola · Central African Republic · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Djibouti · Ethiopia · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Republic of the Congo · Somalia · Tanzania · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe · Gabon?
African wading rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source African wading rat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.
Asian Tiger Mosquito

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Atlantic Tarpon

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Beaded wood mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Beaded wood mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.
Benito roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros beatus (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 · Sierra Leone
Bini free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bini free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat
Quote, Range and habitat
The Bini free-tailed bat has been documented in the following countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Blue Marlin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Bluegill

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Bouvier's red colobus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bouvier's red colobus (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a species of colobus monkey rediscovered in the Republic of the Congo in 2015
Central African oyan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Central African oyan (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
The Central African oyan is endemic to Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo east to the Albertine Rift.
Central chimpanzee

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Central chimpanzee (Wikipedia)Lead and Habitat
Quote, Lead and Habitat
mostly in Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chapin's free-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Chapin's free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Biology and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Biology and habitat, where it lives
Chapin's free-tailed bat is found across much of central and southern Africa, between Ethiopia and South Sudan in the northeast, the Republic of the Congo in the northwest, and northern Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe in the south. An isolated population is also known from Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Common rufous-nosed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common rufous-nosed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Congo Basin Rainforest

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cyclops roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina cyclops (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
Dapidodigma demeter

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dapidodigma demeter (Wikipedia)Lead, range in Republic of the Congo
Quote, Lead, range in Republic of the Congo
It is found in Africa, specially in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Uganda.
Drosophila melanogaster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Fire-bellied brush-furred rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Fire-bellied brush-furred rat (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon
Flat-headed kusimanse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Flat-headed kusimanse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
a range extending from southern Benin and southern Nigeria via Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea to the Central African Republic and the northwest of the Republic of the Congo
Forest giant squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Forest giant squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The forest giant squirrel (Protoxerus stangeri) or Stanger's squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
Fruit Fly

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Gabon bushbaby

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gabon bushbaby (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo
Gabon talapoin

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gabon talapoin (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo
Giant Oarfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Giant roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Macronycteris gigas (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 · Senegal
Golden angwantibo

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Golden angwantibo (Wikipedia)Distribution
Quote, Distribution
It is native to Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, where it can be found in small, localised distributions.
Greater long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (10)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (10)
Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda
Green bush squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Green bush squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
Green Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Guinea multimammate mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Guinea multimammate mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Jackson's soft-furred mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Jackson's soft-furred mouse (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
John Dory

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

King genet

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source King genet (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The king genet (Genetta poensis) is a genet species native to Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
Lady Burton's rope squirrel

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lady Burton's rope squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
Least long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Least long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (2)
Kenya · Republic of the Congo · Tanzania
Leatherback Sea Turtle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Lesser Angolan epauletted fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Republic of the Congo
Quote, Distribution, Republic of the Congo
It is native to Africa where it has been documented in two countries: Angola and the Republic of the Congo.
Little wood mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Little wood mouse (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and possibly Equatorial Guinea.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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
View the Source
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" }
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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.
View the Source
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
View the Source
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
View the Source

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