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Republic of the Congo

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Quick Facts
Capital Brazzaville
Government Republic
Currency Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Area total: 342,000 km2
water: 500 km2
land: 341,500 km2
Population 3,702,314 (July 2006 est.)
Language French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo has the most users)
Religion Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Electricity 220V/50Hz (European plug)
Calling Code +242
Internet TLD .cg
Time Zone UTC+1

The Republic of the Congo is in West Africa. The country is also known as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from its giant eastern neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).

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Map of Republic of the Congo
Map of Republic of the Congo

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just drive its safe

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Good and healthy chinese food at Osaka, Restaurant, in Point Noire. The average price for a meal was 12-18 USD. All meals were served in nice clean dishes, the restaurant is in doors and has AC, with a back-up generator, just in case. Some of the workers spoke English and French.

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Palm wine is a local favorite.

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Population estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

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