Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo
E875780
The Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are neighboring Central African countries that share the Congo River basin, a colonial history, and similarly named capitals facing each other across the river.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 |
| Republic of the Congo | 0 |
| Brazzaville | 0 |
| Kinshasa | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sovereign state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Congo-Brazzaville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo-Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ DR Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ DRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callingCode |
+242
ⓘ
+243 ⓘ |
| capital |
Brazzaville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOnRiver |
Congo River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialName |
Belgian Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Africa ⓘ |
| currency |
Central African CFA franc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congolese franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivesOnThe |
right
ⓘ
right ⓘ |
| facesAcrossRiver |
Brazzaville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonyOf |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
People's Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceYear |
1960
ⓘ
1960 ⓘ |
| ISO3166-1Alpha2 |
CD
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Congo River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiverBasin |
Congo River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Congo River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
African Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
African Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
French
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| officialName |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCongoBasinWith |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Batéké Plateau
→
crossesBorderBetween
→
Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ