Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa, capital Brazzaville From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Brazzaville. The country was a former colony of France; it became independent on 15 August 1960. The north of the country has very large areas of rainforest, but in the south are many farms which grow cashcrops like bananas, peanuts.
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Geography
Congo is in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa. It is along the Equator. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also bordered by Gabon to the west, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north, and Cabinda (Angola) to the southwest. It has a short Atlantic coast.
The capital, Brazzaville, is on the Congo River, directly across from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Departments
The Republic of the Congo is divided into 12 Departments. Departments are divided into communes and/or districts.
The districts are:
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Books about the Republic of the Congo
- Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa (2006) ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0
References
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