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.
... water. The total area is 1.92% water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 53,364 people, 21,348 households, and 13,363 families residing in the city. The ...