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The Republic of the Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with its larger neighbor to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire), is a former French colony of west-central Africa.
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 Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
The capital is Brazzaville.
- History of the Republic of the Congo
- Geography of the Republic of the Congo
- Demographics of the Republic of the Congo
- Politics of the Republic of the Congo
- Economy of the Republic of the Congo
- Communications in the Republic of the Congo
- Transportation in the Republic of the Congo
- Military of the Republic of the Congo
- Foreign relations of the Republic of the Congo
- Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
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