Outline of the Republic of the Congo

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Republic of the Congo:

Republic of the Congo – also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo, is a sovereign country located in Central Africa.^[1] It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.

The republic is a former French colony. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. After a quarter century of Marxism, Congo became a multi-party democracy in 1992. However, a brief civil war in 1997 ended in the restoration of former Marxist President Denis Sassou Nguesso to power.

General reference

• Pronunciation: /rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/
• Common English country names: The Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville or Congo (Congo being ambiguous with Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Official English country name: The Republic of the Congo
• Adjectives: Congolese, Congo
• 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

• The Republic of the Congo is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
  • Africa
    • Middle Africa
  • Time zone: UTC+01
  • Extreme points of the Republic of the Congo
    • High: Mont Nabeba 1,020 m (3,346 ft)
    • Low: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 5,504 km

 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km

 Gabon 1,903 km

 Cameroon 523 km

 Central African Republic 467 km

 Angola 201 km

• Coastline: Gulf of Guinea 169 km

• Population of the Republic of the Congo:
• Area of the Republic of the Congo:
• Atlas of the Republic of the Congo

Environment of the Republic of the Congo

• Climate of the Republic of the Congo
• Ecoregions in the Republic of the Congo
• Renewable energy in the Republic of the Congo
• Geology of the Republic of the Congo
• Protected areas of the Republic of the Congo
  • Biosphere reserves in the Republic of the Congo
  • National parks of the Republic of the Congo
• Wildlife of the Republic of the Congo
  • Fauna of the Republic of the Congo
    • Birds of the Republic of the Congo
    • Mammals of the Republic of the Congo

Natural geographic features of the Republic of the Congo

• Glaciers in the Republic of the Congo: none ^[2]
• Islands of the Republic of the Congo
• Lakes of the Republic of the Congo
• Mountains of the Republic of the Congo
  • Volcanoes in the Republic of the Congo
• Rivers of the Republic of the Congo
  • Waterfalls of the Republic of the Congo
• Valleys of the Republic of the Congo
• World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo: None

Regions of the Republic of the Congo

Ecoregions of the Republic of the Congo

Administrative divisions of the Republic of the Congo

• Departments of the Republic of the Congo
  • Districts of the Republic of the Congo

Regions of the Republic of the Congo

Districts of the Republic of the Congo

Municipalities of the Republic of the Congo

• Capital of the Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
• Cities of the Republic of the Congo

Demography of the Republic of the Congo

Government and politics of the Republic of the Congo

Politics of the Republic of the Congo

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of the Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville
• Elections in the Republic of the Congo
• Political parties in the Republic of the Congo

Branches of the government of the Republic of the Congo

Executive branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo

• Head of state: President of the Republic of the Congo,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo,
• Cabinet of the Republic of the Congo

Legislative branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo

• Parliament of the Republic of the Congo (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Republic of the Congo
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Republic of the Congo

Judicial branch of the government of the Republic of the Congo

• Supreme Court of the Republic of the Congo

Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo

• Diplomatic missions in the Republic of the Congo
• Diplomatic missions of the Republic of the Congo

International organization membership

The Republic of the Congo is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in the Republic of the Congo

• Constitution of the Republic of the Congo
• Crime in the Republic of the Congo
• Human rights in the Republic of the Congo
  • LGBT rights in the Republic of the Congo
  • Freedom of religion in the Republic of the Congo
• Law enforcement in the Republic of the Congo

Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of the Republic of the Congo
• Forces
  • Army of the Republic of the Congo
  • Navy of the Republic of the Congo
  • Air Force of the Republic of the Congo
  • Special forces of the Republic of the Congo
• Military history of the Republic of the Congo
• Military ranks of the Republic of the Congo

History of the Republic of the Congo

Main article: History of the Republic of the Congo, Timeline of the history of the Republic of the Congo, and Current events of the Republic of the Congo

• Military history of the Republic of the Congo

Culture of the Republic of the Congo

• Architecture of the Republic of the Congo
• Cuisine of the Republic of the Congo
• Festivals in the Republic of the Congo
• Languages of the Republic of the Congo
• Media in the Republic of the Congo
• National symbols of the Republic of the Congo
  • Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo
  • Flag of the Republic of the Congo
  • National anthem of the Republic of the Congo
• People of the Republic of the Congo
• Public holidays in the Republic of the Congo
• Records of the Republic of the Congo
• Religion in the Republic of the Congo
  • Christianity in the Republic of the Congo
  • Hinduism in the Republic of the Congo
  • Islam in the Republic of the Congo
  • Judaism in the Republic of the Congo
  • Sikhism in the Republic of the Congo
• World Heritage Sites in the Republic of the Congo: None

Art in the Republic of the Congo

• Art in the Republic of the Congo
• Cinema of the Republic of the Congo
• Literature of the Republic of the Congo
• Music of the Republic of the Congo
• Television in the Republic of the Congo
• Theatre in the Republic of the Congo

Sports in the Republic of the Congo

• Football in the Republic of the Congo
• Republic of Congo at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Republic of the Congo

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 122nd (one hundred and twenty second)
• Agriculture in the Republic of the Congo
• Banking in the Republic of the Congo
  • National Bank of the Republic of the Congo
• Communications in the Republic of the Congo
  • Internet in the Republic of the Congo
• Companies of the Republic of the Congo
• Currency of the Republic of Congo: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XAF
• Energy in the Republic of the Congo
  • Energy policy of the Republic of the Congo
  • Oil industry in the Republic of the Congo
• Health care in the Republic of the Congo
• Mining in the Republic of the Congo
• Republic of the Congo Stock Exchange
• Tourism in the Republic of the Congo
• Transport in the Republic of the Congo
  • Airports in the Republic of the Congo
  • Rail transport in the Republic of the Congo
  • Roads in the Republic of the Congo
• Water supply and sanitation in the Republic of the Congo

Education in the Republic of the Congo

See also

French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Republic of the Congo-related articles
• List of Republic of the Congo-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Republic of the Congo