Republic o the Congo

The Republic o the Congo (French: République du Congo; Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó), cried Congo-Brazzaville or Little Congo an aa, or simply the Congo, is a state in Central Africae. It is bordered bi Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic o the Congo (umwhile kent as Zaire), the Angolan exclave province o Cabinda, an the Gulf o Guinea.

Nae tae be confused wi Democratic Republic o the Congo.

Republic o the Congo République du Congo  (French)
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French) "Unity, Wirk, Progress"
Anthem: La Congolaise  (French) The Congolese
Location o  Republic o the Congo  (dark blue) – in Africae  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Caipital and largest city	Brazzaville 4°16′S 15°17′E
Offeecial leids	French
Recognised regional leids	Kituba Lingala
Ethnic groups	48% Kongo 20% Sangha 17% Teke 12% M'Bochi 3% Europeans / ithers
Demonym(s)	Congolese
Govrenment	Unitary semi-presidential republic
• Preses	Denis Sassou Nguesso
• Prime Meenister	Anatole Collinet Makosso
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Naitional Assemmly
Unthirldom
• frae Fraunce	15 August 1960
Aurie
• Total	342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th)
• Water (%)	3.3
Population
• 2016 estimate	5,125,821[1] (124th)
• Density	12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) (204t)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$30.607 billion[2]
• Per capita	$6,720[2]
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Tot	$8.341 billion[2]
• Per capita	$1,831[2]
Gini (2011)	40.2[3] medium
HDI (2015)	0.592[4] medium · 135t
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+242
ISO 3166 code	CG
Internet TLD	.cg

Territorial Organization

The region wis dominatit bi Bantu tribes, who biggit trade links leadin intae the Congo River basin. The republic is a umwhile French colony.^[5] Upon unthrildom in 1960, the umwhile French region o Middle Congo became the Republic o the Congo. The Fowkrepublic o the Congo wis a Marxist-Leninist single-pairty state frae 1970 tae 1991. Multipairty elections hae been held syne 1992, although a democratically elected government wis oostit in a 1997 ceevil war.

References

1. "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
2. "Republic of the Congo". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 25 Julie 2017.
3. "GINI index". World Bank. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
4. "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2017.
5. "CIA – The World Factbook – Congo, Republic of the". Cia.gov. Archived frae the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2008.

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