RÉPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO (Peoples Republic of Congo)
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| Official Name : | RÉPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO (Peoples Republic of Congo) |
| Land Area: | 342,000 square kilometres / 132,012 square miles. |
| Population: | 3,040,000 (est 2005). Density 8.8 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | French (official), Monokutuba, Lingala, others |
| Religions: | Christian 50%, Muslim 45%, Traditional 5%. |
| Capital: | Brazzaville. Population 938,000 |
| Currency: | CFA, divided into 100 centimes. |
| Political: | Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo, and Fulbert Youlou, a former Catholic priest, became the first President. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government installed in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist boss Sassou-Nguesso, but ushered in a period of ethnically based unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003. The Chief of State is strongman Denis Sassou-Nguesso. He has held that position since 1997 following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal Lissouba. |
| Geography: | Principal tributaries in the north are the Alima and Sangha, joining the Oubangi and Congo Rivers as the form the country's eastern and southern frontiers. Over 60% of the Congo is covered in a dense tropical rainforest. The alluvial fertility of the Niari valley is subject to erosion by wind and rain but is still the republic's most important agricultural area. |
National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Position
in Africa |
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Climate
in Brazzaville - elevation 318m / 1043ft | |
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