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Kongo (Brazzaville), Congo, Republika Konga, République du Congo. Republic of the Congo

Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government installed in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President SASSOU-NGUESSO.

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^1. Dependency status: NA

^2. Government type: republic

^3. Location: Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon

^4. Border Countries: Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km

^5. Climate: tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator

^6. Terrain: coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin

^7. Area: 342,000 km²

^8. Capital: Brazzaville

^9. Administrative divisions: 9 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha

^10. Population: 2,894,336

^11. Languages: French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users)

^12. Religions: Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%

^13. Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

^14. Time diference to GMT: NA

^15. Original language tekst: NA

More about Rep. Congo (FactBook CIA)
Polish office (embassady) in Rep. Congo
Indispensable information (visas, customs, vaccinats)

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^21. Recommended Travel Oficies in Rep. Congo:

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^22. Airlines:

Air France (AF) - www.airfrance.com
Aeroflot (SU) - www.aeroflot.com.pl
Sabena (SN) - www.sabena.com
TAP Air Portugal (TP) - www.tap-airportugal.pt
Air Afrique (RK) - www.airafrique.com
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^24. Rep. Congo office in Poland:

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^25. Intresting WEB's about Rep. Congo:

AfricaGuide.com: Congo - offers information for visitors including accommodations, weather, and maps
Ethnologue: Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) - all about the languages spoken in the country
Congo Brazzaville Report - current news and facts about the Congo
Congos, The - official site
NewAfrica: Congo Travel Guide - offering tips and background information for visitors
CongoWeb - independent reference site on the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). In English and French
Congo (Brazzaville) - An annotated guide to internet resources
Consular Information Sheet - U.S. State Department Travel Advisories for Congo
Yahoo! Weather - Brazzaville - Current day weather and 5 day forecast

^26. Other WEB's :

slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts