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Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo République du Congo (in French) | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (in French) "Unity, Work, Progress" | |
| Anthem: La Congolaise (in French) "The Congolese" | |
.svg) Location of Republic of the Congo (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey) | |
| Capital and largest city | Brazzaville |
| Official languages | French |
| Recognised national languages | Lingala Kikongo |
| Demonym(s) | Congolese |
| Government | Single-party State
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| Denis Sassou Nguesso | |
| Independence | |
• from France | August 15, 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | 342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th) |
• Water (%) | 3.3 |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 3,686,000[1] (128th) |
• Density | 10.8/km2 (28.0/sq mi) (204th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $17.108 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $4,426[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $11.530 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $2,983[2] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.533low · 126th |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +242 |
| ISO 3166 code | CG |
| Internet TLD | .cg |
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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 farms which grow cashcrops like bananas, peanuts.
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Republic of the Congo". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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