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{{distinguish|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Infobox country
|native_name =''République du Congo'' {{in lang|fr}}
|conventional_long_name = Republic of the Congo
|common_name = the Republic of the Congo
|image_flag = Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
|image_coat = Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo.svg
|national_motto = Unité, Travail, Progrès{{nbsp|2}}{{in lang|fr}} "Unity, Work, Progress"
|image_map = Republic of the Congo (orthographic projection).svg
|map_caption = {{map caption|countryprefix=|location_color=dark blue|region=[[Africa]]|region_color=dark grey|subregion=the [[African Union]]|subregion_color=light blue}}
|national_anthem = [[La Congolaise]]{{nbsp|2}}{{in lang|fr}} "The Congolese"
|official_languages = [[French language|French]]
|national_languages = Lingala Kikongo
|demonym = Congolese
|capital = [[Brazzaville]]
|latd=4 |latm=16 |latNS=S |longd=15 |longm=17 |longEW=E
|largest_city = Brazzaville
|government_type = Single-party State
*Socialist State
*[[Presidential republic]]
|leader_title1 = [[President of the Republic of the Congo|President]]
|leader_name1 = [[Denis Sassou Nguesso]]
|area_km2 = 342,000
|area_sq_mi = 132,047 
|area_rank = 64th
|percent_water = 3.3
|population_estimate = 3,686,000<ref name=unpop>{{cite journal | url=http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf | title=World Population Prospects, Table A.1| version=2008 revision | publisher=United Nations | author=Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division | year=2009 | accessdate= 2009-03-12}}</ref>
|population_estimate_year = 2009
|population_estimate_rank = 128th
|population_census =
|population_density_km2 = 10.8
|population_density_sq_mi = 27.9 
|population_density_rank = 204th
|GDP_PPP_year = 2011
|GDP_PPP = $17.108 billion<ref name=imf2>{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=89&pr.y=0&sy=2008&ey=2011&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=634&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a= |title=Republic of the Congo|publisher=International Monetary Fund|accessdate=2011-04-21}}</ref>
|GDP_PPP_rank =
|GDP_PPP_per_capita = $4,426<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal = $11.530 billion<ref name=imf2/>
|GDP_nominal_year = 2011
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = $2,983<ref name=imf2/>
|HDI_year = 2011
|HDI = 0.533
|HDI_change = steady
|HDI_ref =
|HDI_rank = 126th
|HDI_category = medium
|FSI = 93.0
|FSI_year = 2007
|FSI_rank = 26th
|FSI_category = Alert
|sovereignty_type = [[Independence]]
|established_event1 = from [[France]]
|established_date1 = August 15, 1960
|currency = [[Central African CFA franc]]
|currency_code = XAF
|time_zone = [[West Africa Time|WAT]]
|utc_offset = +1
|drives_on = right
|cctld = [[.cg]]
|calling_code = +242
}}

[[File:LocationRCongo.png|thumb|240px|Map showing the Republic of the Congo]]
The '''Republic of the Congo''' 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 [[farm]]s which grow cashcrops like [[banana]]s, [[peanut]]s.

==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 (province)|Cabinda]] ([[Angola]]) to the southwest. It has a short [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast.

The capital, [[Brazzaville]], is on the [[Congo River]], directly across from [[Kinshasa]], the capital of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

==Departments==
{{see also|List of cities in the Republic of the Congo}}
The Republic of the Congo is divided into 12 Departments. Departments are divided into communes and/or districts.

The districts are:
{{columns
|col1 =
* [[Bouenza]]
* [[Cuvette Department|Cuvette]]
* [[Cuvette-Ouest]]
* [[Kouilou Department|Kouilou]]
* [[Lékoumou]]
* [[Brazzaville]]
|col2 =
* [[Likouala Department|Likouala]]
* [[Niari Department|Niari]]
* [[Plateaux Department (Republic of the Congo)|Plateaux]]
* [[Pool Department|Pool]]
* [[Sangha Department (Republic of the Congo)|Sangha]]
* [[Pointe Noire]]
}}

==Related pages==
*[[Congo at the Olympics]]
*[[List of rivers of the Republic of the Congo]]

== 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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[[Category:Republic of the Congo| ]]
[[Category:French-speaking countries|Congo, Republic of]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Africa]]

Republic of the Congo - Revision history

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