Republic of the Congo

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The Republic of the Congo is a Central African nation along the Atlantic coast, known for its vast tropical rainforests, rich biodiversity, and significant oil and mineral resources.


Statements (57)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Africa
member state of the United Nations
sovereign state
borderingCountry Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
callingCode +242
capitalCoordinates 4.2634°S 15.2429°E
capitalLocatedOnRiver Congo River
continent Africa
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .cg
currency Central African CFA franc
currencyCode XAF
drivesOn right
governmentType unitary semi-presidential republic
hasCapital Brazzaville
hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
hasLargestCity Brazzaville
hasMajorBiome tropical rainforest
hasNaturalResource copper
crude oil
gold
iron ore
natural gas
potash
timber
headOfStateTitle President
independenceDate 1960-08-15
independenceFrom France
ISO3166-1Alpha2Code CG
ISO3166-1Alpha3Code COG
legislature Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
lowerHouse National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo
majorReligion Christianity
majorRiver Congo River
Ogooué River
memberOf African Union
Economic Community of Central African States
International Monetary Fund
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
officialLanguage French
partOf Central African Economic and Monetary Community
recognizedNationalLanguage Kituba
Lingala
region Central Africa
sharesRiverBasinWith Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
subregion Congo Basin
timeZone UTC+1
UNM49Code 178
upperHouse Senate of the Republic of the Congo
uses Central African CFA franc

Referenced by (75)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-du-Congo
Brazzaville
Congo Rainforest
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area
Marien Ngouabi University
Maya-Maya Airport
Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
Punu
Senate of the Republic of the Congo
country
Adamawa–Ubangi languages
Beti languages
Fang language
Lingala
Niger–Congo languages
Nzebi
Punu
spokenIn
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chadians
Gabon
borderCountry
COG
COG ("Congo (Republic)")
COG ("Congo-Brazzaville")
countryName
ECCAS
Economic Community of Central African States
French Community ("Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)")
memberState
Atlantic–Congo languages
Bantu languages
areSpokenIn
French Equatorial Africa ("Middle Congo")
French Equatorial Africa ("French Congo")
includesTerritory
Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
Senate of the Republic of the Congo
jurisdiction
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo ("République du Congo")
officialName
Kikongo
Kituba
region
Central European Summer Time
XAF
usedIn
Central African CFA franc
West Africa Time
usedInCountry
Bureau of African Affairs
appliesPolicyTo
Ogooué River
basinCountry
Democratic Republic of the Congo
border
Cabinda
borderedBy
Gulf of Guinea
borders
Brazzaville
capitalOf
Sub-Saharan Africa
contains
WHO Regional Office for Africa
countryHeadquarters
Congo River
countryTraversed
Ogooué River
flowsThrough
Congo River
formsBorderWith
Cuban military interventions in Africa ("Congo-Brazzaville")
hasLocation
Francophonie
hasMajorMember
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
hasMember
Central Africa
hasPart
Central African CFA franc
hasUser
Brazzaville ("Republic of the Congo government")
hostsNationalGovernment
Francophone Africa
includesCountry
AEF
includesPresentCountry
Nzebi
isMinorityLanguageIn
Brazzaville
largestCityOf
Central African CFA franc
legalTenderIn
Brazzaville
locatedIn
Zaire ebolavirus
notableEpidemicRegion
French
officialLanguageOf
Kituba
officialStatusIn
Kinshasa
oppositeCityCountry
Lake Chad Basin
partlyIn
Equator
passesThrough
Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
politicalSystem
Haredi Jews
populationCenter
COG
represents
Ogooué River
sourceLocation
French Equatorial Africa
successor

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