CongoJohn Lauve

Congo River Mount. Nabeba

Blue Mounts.Atlantic Ocean

Capital-Brazzaville

Major Cities:

Boko

Ngo

Zinga

Okoyo

Makoua

Kouilou-Niari River

Zongo Falls

Nyiragongo Volcano

Kisantu Catholic Cathedral

Kahuzi-Biega National Park:

Soccer

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

The flag of the Republic of the Congo was originally adopted on August 18, 1958. It was abandoned in 1970, at the beginning of the socialist period of the "People's Republic of Congo," but then readopted on June 10, 1991. The colors are the traditional Pan-African colors, and stem from the colors of the flag of Ethiopia. The distinctive diagonal pattern sets it apart from other Pan-African flags.

ClimateTropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season December to February; south of Equator - wet season November to March, dry season April to October.

Transportation

Arts and Culture

Dancing

Carving and pottery

Languages

National or official languages: Lingala, Kituba, French. Literacy rate: 63%–80% (1996). Immigrant languages: Greek (400), Hausa (4,000), Portuguese (600), Sango (54,000).

Lobster

Natural Hazards

Volcanoes

droughts

Top Three Imports/Exports

Imports:

Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products

Exports

Boiler, machinery, nuclear reactors.

Additional Information

• Life Expectancy- male: 53.62 years female: 56.25 years

• Main Religon- Christianity• Largest Ethnic Group- Kongo• Population- 4,117,000• Government — Dictatorship• Currency —Franc CFA