distinguish2 the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo other uses Congo disambiguation pp move ... conventional long name Republic of the Congo common name the Republic of the Congo image flag Flag ... map Location Republic of the Congo AU Africa.svg national anthem La Congolaise official languages ... E largest city Brazzaville government type Republic leader title1 President of the Republic of the Congo ... 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 57&pr.y 4 title Republic of the Congo publisher International Monetary ... drives on right cctld .cg calling code 242 The Republic of the Congo lang fr R publique du Congo lang ... , the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly known as Zaire ... publications the world factbook geos cf.html title CIA The World Factbook Congo, Republic of the publisher ... of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People s Republic of the Congo was a Marxism ... since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War . History main History of the Republic of the Congo The earliest inhabitants of the region ... that also occupied parts of present day Angola , Gabon , and Democratic Republic of the Congo , forming ... r pa ei bgn 2825.htm title Background Note Republic of the Congo publisher Department of State ... Following independence as the CongoRepublic on August 15, 1960, Fulbert Youlou ruled as the country ... Ngouabi proclaimed Congo to be Africa s first people s republic and announced the decision .... Soon thereafter, Sassou declared himself President. ref name dos2009 Controversial Republic of the Congo ...&year 2006&country 7093 title Congo, Republic of Brazzaville year 2006 publisher Freedom House accessdate 2009 06 12 ref A new constitution , agreed upon by Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum ... held Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2009 the presidential election in July 2009 . ref ... and politics main Politics of the Republic of the Congo Please add new information into relevant articles ... 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 RCongo party stub Category Political parties 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 ... 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 compactTOC2 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 ... 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 RCongo stub legislature stub zh ... 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
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 ... cg.html title Democratic Republic of the Congo work The World Factbook publisher United States Central ... on the south, the Republic of the Congo on the west, and is separated from Tanzania by Lake Tanganyika ... Belgian colony of the Belgian Congo , the country s post independence name was the Republic of the Congo ... to Democratic Republic of the Congo to distinguish it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo ... of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo President Mobutu Sese Seko Mobutu renamed the country ... Democratic Republic of the Congo. From 1998 to 2003, the country suffered greatly from the devastating ... outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Democratic Republic 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 forms ... of the Congo International rankings of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ISO country codes CD ... 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 state country Location Eastern Hemisphere , on the Equator ... 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
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 ... 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 Parliaments by country Congo, Democratic Republic of the Category Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Bicameral legislatures Congo, Democratic Republic legislature stub es Parlamento de la Rep blica Democr tica del Congo fr Parlement du Congo Kinshasa pl Parlament Demokratycznej Republiki Konga ... 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 Category Congo River DRCongo geo stub es Sumba Rep blica Democr tica del Congo fr Sumba Congo ... more details
The N2 road is one of the national highways of the Republic of the Congo . It is a south north highway which connects the capital of Brazzaville with the northern border. Africa road stub Category Roads in the Republic of the Congo ... 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
combi Politics of Congo Brazzaville endcombi 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 clear 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 ... 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 it Suddivisioni della Repubblica del Congo ... 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
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 Africa rail stub Category Rail transport in the Republic of the Congo Category Rail transport in Africa Congo ru ... more details
combi Image Congo departments named.png right Map of the departments of the Republic of the Congo Politics of Congo Brazzaville endcombi The Republic of the Congo is divided into twelve Department administrative division departments d partements , singular d partement . These departments replaced former ... on the Congo with additional sources listed ref Bouenza Department Bouenza Madingou Brazzaville Department ... Impfondo Niari Department Niari Loubomo Plateaux Department Congo Plateaux Djambala Pointe Noire Department Pointe Noire Pointe Noire Pool Department Pool Kinkala Sangha Department Congo Sangha Ou sso These regions are subdivided into Districts of the Republic of the Congo 86 districts and Communes of the Republic of the Congo 7 communes . clear See also Districts of the Republic of the Congo Communes of the Republic of the Congo ISO 3166 2 CG External links http www.statoids.com ucg.html statoid site References references Regions and capital district of the Republic of the Congo Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Category Departments of the Republic of the Congo Category Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Category Lists of country subdivisions Congo, Republic of, Departments Category Country subdivisions of Africa Congo, Republic of 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Departments, Congo, Republic of Category Republic of the Congo related lists RCongo geo stub bg ca Organitzaci territorial de la Rep blica del Congo de Liste der Departements der Republik Kongo es Organizaci n territorial de la Rep blica del Congo fr Subdivisions de la R publique du Congo it Divisioni amministrative della Repubblica del Congo he lt Kongo regionai ln Bit k bya Kong Brazza nl Regio s van Congo Brazzaville ja pl Podzia administracyjny Konga pt Departamentos da Rep blica do Congo ru zh ... more details
These are the international rankings of the Republic of the Congo International rankings class wikitable Organization Survey Ranking Institute for Economics and Peace http www.economicsandpeace.org Global Peace Index ref cite web url http www.visionofhumanity.org gpi home.php title Vision of Humanity publisher Vision of Humanity date accessdate 2010 02 04 ref 106 out of 144 United Nations Development Programme Human Development Index 136 out of 182 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 162 out of 180 References reflist See also Republic of the Congo topics Category Politics of the Republic of the Congo Category Economy of the Republic of the Congo Category International rankings Congo, Republic of the ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Vivi is a town in the Kongo Central 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 . Coord missing Democratic Republic of the Congo DEFAULTSORT Vivi, Democratic Republic Of The Congo Category Populated places in Kongo Central Province DRCongo geo stub fr Vivi lb Vivi Kongo ro Vivi, Republica Democrat 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 Category Departments of the Republic of the Congo RCongo geo stub ast Plateaux bg de Plateaux Kongo es Plateaux fr Plateaux r gion it Regione degli Altopiani Congo nl Plateaux Congo Brazzaville ja no Plateaux Republikken Kongo pl Departament Plateaux Kongo pt Plateaux tg zh ... more details
Disease The Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo was one of the first African countries to recognize HIV, registering cases of HIV among hospital patients as early as 1983. At the end of 2001, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS UNAIDS estimated that 1.3 million Congolese adult and children were living with HIV AIDS, yielding an overall adult List of countries by HIV AIDS adult prevalence rate HIV prevalence of 4.9 . Beyond the 5 mark, the country s epidemic will be considered high level, or firmly established within the general population. By the end of 2003, UNAIDS estimated that 1.1 million people were living with HIV AIDS, for an overall adult HIV prevalence of 4.2 . ref name usaid http www.usaid.gov our work global health aids Countries africa drocongo 04.pdf Health Profile Democratic Republic of the Congo . USAID November 2004 . PD notice ref see HIV AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo See also HIV AIDS in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ministry of Health Democratic Republic of the Congo References reflist External links http www.who.int country cog en World Health Organization WHO Congo DRC topics Africa topic Health in Category Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category Healthcare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fr Sant en R publique d mocratique du Congo ... more details
Communications in the Republic of the Congo . Telephone s main lines in use 21,000 1995 Telephones mobile cellular 1,100,000 2007 Telephone system services barely adequate for government use key exchanges are in Brazzaville , Pointe Noire , and Loubomo or Dolisie intercity lines frequently out of order br domestic primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable br international satellite earth station 1 Intelsat Atlantic Ocean Radio broadcasting broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 1999 Radios 341,000 1997 Television broadcast stations 1 1999 Televisions 33,000 1997 Internet Service Provider s ISPs Afripa telecom, Celtel Congo, Ofis computers Country code CG External links http rights.apc.org africa index.shtml?apc s21852e 1 APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor on ICT Policy in Congo https www.cia.gov library publications the world factbook geos cf.html CIA World Factbook on Congo, Republic of the http www.gsmworld.com roaming gsminfo cou cg.shtml GSM World page on Congo http www.panafril10n.org wikidoc pmwiki.php PanAfrLoc Congo PanAfriL10n page on Congo http www.wikieducator.org ICT4Africa Country Report Republic of Congo WikiEducator page on Congo RCongo stub telecommunications stub Economy of the Republic of the Congo Africa topic Telecommunications in Category Communications in the Republic of the Congo lt Kongo ry iai ... more details
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