Republic o the Congo

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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.

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Republic o the Congo

République du Congo  (French)
Banner o the Republic o the Congo
Banner
Coat o airms o the Republic o the Congo
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)
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 leidsFrench
Recognised regional leids
  • Kituba
  • Lingala
Ethnic groups
  • 48% Kongo
  • 20% Sangha
  • 17% Teke
  • 12% M'Bochi
  • 3% Europeans / ithers
Demonym(s)Congolese
GovrenmentUnitary semi-presidential republic
 Preses
Denis Sassou Nguesso
 Prime Meenister
Anatole Collinet Makosso
LegislaturPairlament
 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
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Drivin sidericht
Cawin code+242
ISO 3166 codeCG
Internet TLD.cg
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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.

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