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Interesting Facts about Republic of Congo

Republic of Congo Interesting Facts

Republic of Congo, officially the Republic of the Congo, is a country in Africa. Here are some interesting facts about Republic of Congo:

  • The Republic of the Congo is not the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Republic of the Congo is also called Congo-Brazzaville, while the Democratic Republic of Congo is known more as Congo-Kinshasa.
     
  • The Republic of the Congo also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply Congo.
     
  • France was once a colonizer of the Republic of the Congo.
     
  • The national holiday of the Republic of the Congo is June 30.
     
  • Between 1921 and 1934, the French forced Congolese labourers to build the Congo-Ocean railway from Pointe-Noire to Brazzaville.
     
  • The largest city in the Republic of Congo is the capital city of Brazzaville.
     
  • The Congo is the second largest rainforest in the world and covers at least 70% of the country.
     
  • The Republic of the Congo has over 10,000 species of plants and animals. The most popular animals include elephants, zebras, and mountain gorillas.
     
  • Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in Congo is the last Eden on Earth.
     
  • The first African AI (artificial intelligence) center was launched in Congo-Brazzaville.
     
  • Congo is the only country on earth where unique bonobos (a kind of chimpanzee) live.
     
  • The country’s capital city, Brazzaville, is named after the French explorer, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.
     
  • The highest point in the Republic of Congo is the Mount Nabemba.
     
  • The most popular dish in the Republic of the Congo is the fish.
     
  • The Republic of the Congo is supposedly home to the legendary Mokele-mbembe known as "Congo’s Loch Ness Monster".
     
  • The Republic of the Congo is the first African country to be named a UNESCO creative city of music.
     
  • The Republic of the Congo has the Pygmy Tribe which is known to be a people of small stature.
     
  • Congo ranks among the top 5 producers of oil and timber in Africa.
     
  • French is the official language in Congo-Brazzaville.
     
  • Congo is the 27th largest country in Africa.
     
  • River Congo is considered the deepest river in the world.
     
  • The Republic of the Congo borders Cameroon to the northwest, to the north the Central African Republic, to the east and south the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southwest the Angolan exclave of Cabinda, and to the west Gabon.

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