Republic of the Congo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 5/2014
The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), sometimes referred to as Congo Republic or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa.
It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.
The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin.
Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa.
Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo.
The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist-Leninist single-party state from 1970 to 1991.
Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War.
Republic of the Congo - République du Congo
Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" - "Unity, Work, Progress"
Anthem: La Congolaise - The Congolese
Capital and largest city: Brazzaville (4°16′S 15°17′E)
Official languages: French
Recognised regional languages:
• Kongo
• Lingala
Ethnic groups:
• 48% Kongo
• 20% Sangha
• 17% Teke
• 12% M'Bochi
• 3% Europeans / others
Demonym: Congolese
Government: Dominant-party presidential republic
• President:
Legislature: Parliament
• Upper house: Senate
• Lower house: National Assembly
Independence from France: August 15, 1960
Area:
• Total: 342,000 km2 (64th) - 132,047 sq mi
• Water (%): 3.3
Population: 2014 estimate 4,662,446 (125th)
Density: 12.8/km2 (204th) - 33.1/sq mi
GDP (PPP): 2014 estimate
• Total: $21.992 billion
• Per capita: $5,145
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone: WAT (UTC+1)
Drives on the right
Calling code: +242
ISO 3166 code: CG
Internet TLD: .cg
Coach Claude LeRoy believes that Congo midfielder Prince Oniangue can lead the country to at least the last-eight at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
Africa Cup of Nations contenders:
Equatorial Guinea (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia
Algeria - The Desert Foxes, who reached the second round of this year's World Cup, will face Senegal, Ghana and South Africa in Group C.
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.
Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.
Sewe Sport became the first African Confederation Cup finalists from Ivory Coast in 16 years. Al Ahly to meet Sewe Sport in final.
Russia's Torpedo Moscow must close a section of their stadium for their next match following racist abuse aimed at Dynamo Moscow's Christopher Samba.
Séwé Sport edged Congolese visitors AC Léopards
