distinguish2 the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo pp move indef coord 1.44 15.556 display ... long name Republic of the Congo common name the Republic of the Congo image flag Flag of the Republic ..., Progr s nbsp 2 small fr icon small br small Unity, Work, Progress small image map Republic of the Congo orthographic projection .svg map caption Location of the Republic of the Congo national ... Dominant party system Socialist State leader title1 President of the Republic of the Congo President leader name1 Denis Sassou Nguesso legislature Parliament of the Republic of the Congo Parliament upper house Senate of the Republic of the Congo Senate lower house National Assembly of the Republic ... 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a title Republic of the Congo publisher International Monetary Fund accessdate ... WAT utc offset 1 drives on right cctld .cg calling code 242 The Republic of the Congo lang fr R publique ... Republic of the Congo , and the Angola n exclave of Cabinda Province Cabinda . The region was dominated ... title CIA The World Factbook Congo, Republic of the publisher Cia.gov date accessdate 2008 12 26 ref Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People s Republic of the Congo was a Marxism Leninism Marxist Leninist single party state ... government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War . History main History of the Republic ... of present day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming the basis for ethnic affinities ... Background Note Republic of the Congo publisher Department of State date March 2009 ref Image Court ... Relations, by Country, since 1776 . http history.state.gov countries congorepublicRepublic of the Congo ... became known as the Republic of the Congo in 1958 ref United States State Department. Bureau of African Affairs. Background Notes . http www.state.gov r pa ei bgn 2825.htm Republic of the Congo . Accessed ... in February 1959, which had to be subdued by the French army. The Republic of the Congo was granted ... more details
The Union for the Republic Union pour la R publique , UR is a political party in the Republic of the Congo . It was founded on March 15, 1995, under the leadership of Benjamin Bounkoulou . Bounkoulou remains its President Michel Bidimbou Pouela has been its Secretary General since late 2006. ref name MBP http www.brazzaville adiac.com index.php?action depeche&dep id 14222&oldaction liste®pay id 0&them id 0&cat id &ss cat id 0&LISTE FROM 0&select month 0&select year 0 Michel Bidimbou Pouela, secr taire g n ral de l Union pour la R publique J invite les militants se mobiliser pour prendre en main les destin es de notre grand parti, car le salut est ce prix. , Les D p ches de Brazzaville , December 27, 2006 fr icon . ref The UR was established by members of parliament who left the ruling Pan African Union for Social Democracy UPADS and another party in January 1995, complaining of government favoritism towards people from Niari Region and L koumou Region at the expense of Bouenza Region , from which these members of parliament originated. ref John F. Clark, Congo Transition and the Struggle to Consolidate , in Political Reform in Francophone Africa 1997 , ed. John F. Clark and David E. Gardinier, pages 70 75. ref The UR is part of the presidential majority supporting President Denis Sassou Nguesso . ref name MBP In the Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won 1 out of 137 seats. ref For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and http www.jeuneafrique.com pays congo brazza article depeche.asp?art cle XIN70027lalliseriat0 L alliance pr sidentielle occupe 125 des 137 si ges parlementaires , Xinhua Jeuneafrique.com , August 25, 2007 fr icon . ref References reflist Republic of the Congo political parties Category Political parties in the Republic of the Congo Category Political parties established in 1995 Category 1995 establishments in the Republic of the Congo ... more details
110 The Flag of the Republic of the Congo The Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo Image LocationRCongo.PNG thumb The location of the Republic of the Congo Image Un congo brazzaville.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Congo See also Index of Republic of the Congo related articles The Republic of the Congo , also known as Congo Brazzaville or the Congo , is a List of sovereign ... Republic of the Congo , the Angola n exclave province of Cabinda province Cabinda , and the Gulf ... French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. After a quarter century of Marxism ... as an overview of and topical guide to the Republic of the Congo TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Republic of Congo Map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of the Congo International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country names The Republic of the Congo , Congo Brazzaville or CongoCongo being ambiguous with Democratic Republic of the Congo Official English country name The Republic of the Congo List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names Countries ... names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of the Republic of the Congo International rankings of the Republic of the Congo ISO country codes CG, COG, 178 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 CG Internet country code top level domain .cg Geography of the Republic of the Congo Image Congo Brazzaville Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the Republic of the Congo Main Geography of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is a Nation state country Location Eastern ... 5,504 km Flag Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km Flag Gabon 1,903 km Flag Cameroon 523 ... of the Republic of the Congo xxxxx Wikipedia WikiProject Topic outline Drafts Topic outline of the Republic of the Congo Area of the Republic of the Congo zzzz Wikipedia WikiProject Topic outline Drafts Topic outline of the Republic of the Congo commons Atlas of the Republic of the Congo Atlas ... more details
Commons cat Rivers of the Republic of the Congo This is a list of stream s and river s in the Republic of the Congo compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes A A na River C Chiloango River Congo River K Kouilou Niari River N Nyanga River S Sangha River U Ubangi River Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Africa topic List of rivers of Category Rivers of the Republic of the Congo Category Lists of rivers by country Congo, Republic of the Category Republic of the Congo related lists Rivers simple List of rivers of the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Republic of the Congo.svg 128 The Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Image LocationDRCongo.svg thumb The location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Image Un congo kinshasa.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo See also Index of Democratic Republic of the Congo related articles The Democratic Republic ... Free State , the Belgian Congo , the Republic of the Congo L opoldville Congo L opoldville ... geos cg.html title Democratic Republic of the Congo work The World Factbook publisher United States ... and Angola on the south, the Republic of the Congo on the west, and is separated from Tanzania by Lake ... the Belgium Belgian colony of the Belgian Congo , the country s post independence name was the Republic ... was changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo to distinguish it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo ... then Heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo President Mobutu Sese Seko Mobutu renamed ... was renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. From 1998 to 2003, the country suffered greatly from ... of the Congo TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Congo Democratic Republic Map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country names The Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo Kinshasa , etc. Official English country name The Democratic Republic of the Congo List of adjectival and demonymic ... Republic of the Congo ISO country codes CD, COD, 180 ISO region codes See ISO 3166 2 CD Internet country code top level domain .cd Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Image Congo Kinshasa Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Main Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Nation ... 10,730 km Flag Angola 2,511 km Flag Republic of the Congo 2,410 km Flag Zambia 1,930 km ... more details
This is a list of universities in the Republic of the Congo . Marien Ngouabi University RCongo stub Africa topic List of universities in Category Education in the Republic of the Congo Category Universities in the Republic of the Congo Category Republic of the Congo related lists Universities Category Lists of universities and colleges in Africa Republic of the Congo ... more details
Wamba, Democratic Republic of the Congo may refer to Wamba, Luo Reserve , a village in the Luo Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wamba, Haut Uele District , a town in the Haut Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Wamba Territory , an administrative area of the Haut Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba , Democratic Republic of the Congo disambiguation ... more details
Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers The Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate upper chamber Upper Chamber The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Assembly lower chamber Lower Chamber External links http www.parlement rdc.org Parlement de la Republique Democratique du Congo, Official Site Africa legislatures Category Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category National legislatures Congo, Democratic Republic Category Parliaments by country Congo, Democratic Republic Category Bicameral legislatures legislature stub es Parlamento de la Rep blica Democr tica del Congo fr Parlement de la R publique d mocratique du Congo pl Parlament Demokratycznej Republiki Konga ru ... more details
Infobox bilateral relations Republic of the Congo Russia Republic of the Congo Russia filetype svg Republic of the Congo Russia relations lang ru refers to bilateralism bilateral diplomacy foreign relations between the Republic of the Congo and Russia . The Republic of the Congo has an Embassy of the Republic of the Congo in Moscow embassy in Moscow . Russia has an Embassy of Russia in Brazzaville embassy in Brazzaville . See also Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo Foreign relations of Russia Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo Foreign relations of Russia Africa commonscat Republic of the Congo Russia relations Category Republic of the Congo Russia relations russia stub RCongo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2009 Politics of Congo Brazzaville The Parliament of the Republic of Congo consists of two chambers Citation needed date August 2009 The Senate of the Republic of Congo Senate upper chamber Upper Chamber The National Assembly of the Republic of Congo National Assembly lower chamber Lower Chamber Africa legislatures DEFAULTSORT Parliament Of The Republic Of The Congo Category Parliaments by country Congo, Republic of Category Politics of the Republic of the Congo Category Government of the Republic of the Congo Category Bicameral legislatures Congo, Republic Category National legislatures Congo, Republic of RCongo stub legislature stub ru zh ... more details
Infobox Identity document document name Rep. Congo passport image Rep congo passport.png image caption The front cover of a contemporary Rep. Congo passport . date first issued using jurisdiction flag Republic of the Congo valid jurisdictions document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility Rep. Congo citizenship expiration Republic of the Congo passports are issued to Congolese citizens to travel outside of the Republic of the Congo , also known as Congo Brazzaville. See also Visa requirements for Republic of the Congo citizens External links Passports passport stub RCongo stub Category Passports by country Congo, Republic of the Category Government of the Republic of the Congo ar tr Kongo Cumhuriyeti pasaportu ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Guela , also known as Ngela or Gu la Ng la , is a region of the Congo Brazzaville with some 4000 inhabitants. coord missing Republic of the Congo Category Geography of the Republic of the Congo RCongo geo stub ... more details
This is a list of commercial bank s in the Republic of the Congo ref http www.congophonebook.com en banking banksfinacial institution Partial Listing of Banks in the Republic of the Congo ref Afriland First Bank Groupe Banque Populaire Banque Commerciale Internationale BCI BGFIBank Group BGFIBank Congo BGFI Bank Congolaise de l Habitat BCH Attijariwafa Bank Cr dit du Congo CDC A subsidiary of Attijariwafa Bank of Morocco Ecobank ref http ecobank.com countryoffices.aspx Ecobank Has Subsidiary in the Republic of the Congo ref La Congolaise de Banque LCB Bangue Postale du Congo BPC External links http www.beac.int Website of Central Bank of Central African States See also List of banks in Africa Central Bank of Central African States References reflist Africa topic List of banks in Economy of the Republic of the Congo DEFAULTSORT List Of Banks In The Republic Of The Congo Category Republic of the Congo related lists Banks Category Lists of banks by country Republic of the Congo Category Banks of the Republic of the Congo ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Politics of Congo Brazzaville The Parliament of the Republic of Congo Parlement has two bicameralism chambers . The lower house is the National Assembly of the Republic of Congo National Assembly Assembl e Nationale . It has 153 members, for a five year term in single seat constituency constituencies . Latest elections Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 See also List of Presidents of the National Assembly of the Republic of Congo DEFAULTSORT National Assembly Of The Republic Of The Congo Category National lower houses Congo Category Government of the Republic of the Congo RCongo stub Legislature stub de Nationalversammlung der Republik Kongo ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2007 Sumba is the largest island in the Congo River . Its area is about 500 km . It belongs to the Democratic Republic of the Congo . External links http www.worldislandinfo.com COUNTRYV2.htm coord 1.7451 N 19.5516 E source kolossus frwiki display title Category Islands of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category River islands of Africa Category Congo River DRCongo geo stub es Sumba Rep blica Democr tica del Congo fr Sumba Congo ... more details
Football is the main sport played in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The national football team has won the African Cup of Nations twice in 1968 and in 1974. The national team has once qualified for the World Cup, namely in 1974 in the former West Germany . See also DR Congo national football team DR Congo women s national football team F d ration Congolaise de Football Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Football in Africa Category Football in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRCongo sport stub footy stub ... more details
Hinda is a small town in Congo Brazzaville . Transport It is served by a station on the Congo Ocean Railway . See also Railway stations in Congo References Reflist coord 04 36 48 S 12 02 37 E region CG type city display title Category Populated places in the Republic of the Congo RCongo geo stub ... more details
Politics of Congo Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo includes seven communes, divided in urban districts arrondissements . Two of these communes, Brazzaville and Pointe Noire , are also a Departments of the Republic of the Congo department ref http www.statoids.com ucg.html Statoid site page on the Congo with additional sources listed ref Bouenza Department Bouenza Nkayi Brazzaville Department Brazzaville Brazzaville Cuvette Department Cuvette Owando Cuvette Ouest Department Cuvette Ouest none L koumou Department L koumou none Likouala Department Likouala none Niari Department Niari Dolisie and Mossendjo Plateaux Department Congo Plateaux none Pointe Noire Department Pointe Noire Pointe Noire Pool Department Pool none Sangha Department Congo Sangha Ou sso See also Districts of the Republic of the Congo Departments of the Republic of the Congo ISO 3166 2 CG External links http www.statoids.com ucg.html statoid site References references Category Communes of the Republic of the Congo Category Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Category Lists of country subdivisions Congo, Republic of, Communes Category Republic of the Congo related lists RCongo geo stub pt Comunas da Rep blica do Congo ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Vivi is a town in the Bas Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is located on the Congo River , near the provincial capital of Matadi . In the 19th century, it served as the first capital of the Congo Free State from July, 1885 to May 1, 1886, when the capital was relocated to Boma, Kongo Central Boma . Coord missing Democratic Republic of the Congo DEFAULTSORT Vivi, Democratic Republic Of The Congo Category Populated places in Bas Congo DRCongo geo stub fr Vivi lb Vivi Kongo ro Vivi, Republica Democrat Congo zh ... more details
Politics of Congo Brazzaville The Republic of Congo elects on national level a head of state the president and a legislature . The president is elected by the people. The Parliament of the Republic of Congo Parliament Parlement has bicameralism two chambers . The National Assembly of the Republic of Congo National Assembly Assembl e Nationale has 153 members, for a five year term in single seat constituency constituencies . The Senate of the Republic of Congo Senate S nat has 66 members, elected for a six year term by district, local and regional councils. The Republic of Congo is a one party dominant state with the Congolese Labour Party in power. Opposition politics Opposition political parties parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Latest elections Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2009 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 Past elections and referendums Republic of the Congo elections See also Electoral calendar Electoral system External links http psephos.adam carr.net countries c congo Adam Carr s Election Archive http africanelections.tripod.com cg.html African Elections Database Africa in topic Elections in Category Elections in the Republic of the Congo Africa election stub RCongo stub ... more details
main Departments of the Republic of the Congo Districts of the Republic of the Congo Communes of the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo is divided into 12 Departments of the Republic of the Congo d partements d partements . Departments are divided into communes and or districts. ref With inconsistent figures The http www.presidence.cg congo administration.php site of the Presidency of the Republic of Congo lists 11 departments, 7 communes, and 76 districts. The 2004 http www.cnsee.org Publication Annuaire 04.pdf Statistical directory of Congo lists 12 departments, 6 communes, and 85 districts A list of subprefects higher representatives of State in a district nominated in December 2008 lists 86 districts. See http www.zenga mambu.com fiche.php?id 693 Finally, the good figures seem to come from http www.congo siteportail.info Les donnees generales sur le Congo a18.html this site 12 departments, 7 communes, and 86 districts ref These are Bouenza Cuvette Region Cuvette Cuvette Ouest Kouilou Region Kouilou L koumou Brazzaville Likouala Region Likouala Niari Region Niari Plateaux Region, Congo Plateaux Pool Region Pool Sangha Region Sangha Pointe Noire References reflist Africa topic Subdivisions of Category Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Category Subdivisions by country Congo pt Subdivis es do Congo ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Congo Plateaux.png right Map of the Republic of the Congo showing Plateaux region. Plateaux is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo department of the Republic of the Congo in the central part of the country. It borders the departments of Cuvette Department Cuvette , L koumou Department L koumou , and Pool Department Pool , and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the east and Gabon on the west. The regional capital is Djambala . Principal cities and towns include Gamboma and Lekana . Image Plateaux districts.png thumb right 250px Districts of Plateaux Plateaux is divided into four districts Abala District Djambala District Gamboma District Lekana District br Regions and capital district of the Republic of the Congo coord missing Republic of the Congo Category Plateaux Department Republic of the Congo Category Departments of the Republic of the Congo RCongo geo stub ast Plateaux bg de Plateaux Kongo es Plateaux fr Plateaux d partement ko it Regione degli Altopiani Congo nl Plateaux Congo Brazzaville ja no Plateaux Republikken Kongo pl Departament Plateaux Kongo pt Plateaux ru tg zh ... more details
The Republic of the Congo has 795 kilometres of railway track which includes 285 km of private track 1995 estimate . The Rail gauge track gauge is RailGauge 1067 . The Congo Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe Noire . Railway links to adjacent countries flagicon Democratic Republic of the Congo Rail transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Cabinda no same gauge RailGauge 1067mm flagicon Gabon Rail transport in Gabon Gabon no break of gauge RailGauge 1067mm RailGauge 1435mm flagicon Cameroon Rail transport in Cameroon Cameroon no break of gauge RailGauge 1067mm RailGauge 1000mm flagicon Central African Republic Rail transport in the Central African Republic Central African Republic no no railways See also Railway stations in Congo Transport in the Republic of the Congo Railways Transport in the Republic of the Congo Africa in topic Rail transport in Category Rail transport in the Republic of the Congo Category Rail transport in Africa Congo Africa rail transport stub ja ru ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 Football is the number one sport in the Republic of the CongoCongo . The national team, known as Diables Rouges meaning the Red Devils , has reached the finals of the African Cup of Nations on six occasions. They won the Gold medal in Cameroon in 1972, and also reached the semi finals two years later in Egypt . Several good players have come out of the Republic of the CongoCongo , many of whom have gone to France to play. In 1974, Paul Moukila Paul Sayal Moukila won the Golden Ball for the African Player of the Year. Football in the Republic of the Congo Football in Africa Category Football in the Republic of the Congo RCongo sport stub footy stub ... more details
Image Kangu glise juillet 98.jpg thumb 250px Church in Kangu Image Basankusu Cathedral.jpg thumb 250px Basankusu Cathedral Christianity by country Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the majority religion, followed by about 96 of the population. Denominations include Protestant including Kimbanguism 39 , Roman Catholic 50, Eastern Orthodox Church Orthodox 0.1 , and other Christian 7 ref http www.joshuaproject.net countries.php?rog3 CG Joshua Project Congo, Democratic Republic of Religions ref . History Christianity in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a unique history to the rest of Sub Saharan Africa . Christianity s presence predates the Scramble for Africa , having first arrived in the Kingdom of Kongo in 1491 , brought by Portuguese people Portuguese explorers. ref Hochschild, King Leopold s Ghost ref Nzinga Mbemba Affonso, a provincial chief who became a convert to Christianity, became Manikongo in 1506 and reigned as Afonso I of Kongo Alfonso I , and embarked on a modernization campaign that involved converting the population to Christianity. See also Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Church of Christ in Congo Roman Catholicism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo References reflist Links http www.christianitytoday.com ct features news africa congo News relating to Christianity in the Democratic Republic of Congo Africa in topic Christianity in DEFAULTSORT Christianity In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo Category Christianity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRCongo stub Christianity stub ... more details
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