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.