Republic of the Congo

De Republic of the Congo, dem sanso know am as Congo-Brazzaville, de Congo Republic anaa simply de Congo, be a country wey dey locate for de western coast of Central Africa to de west of de Congo River. Ebe bordered to de west by Gabon, to de northwest by Cameroon, to de northeast by de Central African Republic, to de southeast by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, to de south by de Angolan exclave of Cabinda, den to de southwest by de Atlantic Ocean.

De Republic of the Congo be a member of de African Union, de United Nations, La Francophonie, de Economic Community of Central African States, den de Non-Aligned Movement. Ebe de fourth-largest oil producer insyd de Gulf of Guinea, wey dey provide de country a degree of prosperity, plus political den economic instability insyd sam areas den unequal distribution of oil revenue nationwide. Ein economy be dependent for de oil sector wey na economic growth slow since de post-2015 drop insyd oil prices.

Christianity be de most widely professed faith insyd de country. According to de 2024 rendition of de World Happiness Report, na dem rank de Republic of the Congo 89th among 140 nations.

 Government den politics 

 Administrative divisions 
Dem divide am into 12 départements (departments). Dem divide de departments into communes den districts.With inconsistent figures:

 The site of the Presidency of the Republic of the CongoArchived 27 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine lists 11 departments, 7 communes, and 76 districts.
 The 2004 Statistical directory of Congo Archived 13 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine 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. Search 
 Finally, the good figures seem to come from this site Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine: 12 departments, 7 communes, and 86 districts Dese are:

 Bouenza
 Brazzaville
 Cuvette
 Cuvette-Ouest
 Kouilou
 Lékoumou
 Likouala
 Niari
 Plateaux
 Pointe-Noire
 Pool
 Sangha

 Demographics 

 Largest cities 


Largest cities anaa towns insyd Republic of the Congo (2023 census)

City Population: CONGO (REP.)RankDepartmentPop.1BrazzavilleBrazzaville2,138,2362Pointe-NoirePointe-Noire1,398,8123DolisieNiari178,1724NkayiBouenza104,0835OuéssoSangha75,0956KintéléPool71,6297OyoCuvette63,5988BétouLikouala59,5639GambomaPlateaux52,65210OwandoCuvette48,642

 Languages 
Ethnologue dey recognize 62 spoken languages insyd de country. De Kongo be de largest ethnic group wey dem dey form roughly half of de population. De most significant subgroups of de Kongo be Laari, insyd Brazzaville den Pool regions, den de Vili, around Pointe-Noire den along de Atlantic coast. De second largest group be de Teke, wey dey live to de north of Brazzaville, plus 16.9% of de population. Mbochi dey live insyd de north, east den insyd Brazzaville den dey form 13.1% of de population. Pygmies dey make up 2% of Congo ein population.

 References 

 Read further 

 Petringa, Maria (2006). Brazza, A Life for Africa. .

 External links 

Government
Presidency of the Republic Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (insyd French)
Chief of State and Cabinet Members Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

General
Country Profile from BBC News
Republic of the Congo from UCB Libraries GovPubs
Wikimedia Atlas of the Republic of the Congo

Tourism
Republic of the Congo travel guide from Wikivoyage


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