CONGO

The Republic of the Congo (ROC), also known as Congo-Brazzaville is the smaller of the two countries and lies to the west. It was long a French colony, most of the time called Middle Congo informally also known as French Congo, and since 1886 part of French Equatorial Africa. On 3 January 1970 it became officially the People's Republic of Congo, since 15 March 1992 it was simply the Republic of the Congo.

Location

West Central Africa. Congo has a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean to the south west, with Gabon to the west, Angola to the south Zaire to the south and east and Cameroon and Central African Republic to the north.

Capital

Brazzaville

Language

French, Lingala, Kokongo

Monetary Unit

Franc CFA

Largest Cities

Pointe-Noire, Loubomo

Principal rivers

Zaire (Congo), Oubangui

Places to Visit

Brazzaville, Pointe Noire, Loubomo

Air Ports

Brazzaville International Airport