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Travail, Démocratie, Paix (French) ("Work, Democracy, Peace") | |||||||
Capital | Lumumbaville | ||||||
Other cities | Bakwanga, Bukavu, Kabilaville | ||||||
Language official |
French (lingua franca) | ||||||
others | Kituba, Kongo, Lingala, Swahili | ||||||
Religion main |
Catholics and Protestants | ||||||
others | Animists, Kimbanguists, Sunnis | ||||||
Demonym | Congolese | ||||||
Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic | ||||||
Area | 2,748,851 km² | ||||||
Established | August 5, 1964 | ||||||
Time Zone | (UTC+1 to +2) | ||||||
Driving Side | Right | ||||||
Internet TLD | .cg | ||||||
Organizations | UN |
The Congo, officially known as the People's Republic of the Congo (French: République populaire du Congo), and abbreviated as the PRC (RPC); is a nation located in Central Africa. The nation is bordered by Cameroon, the Central African People's Republic, and Sudan in the north; Tanzania and Uganda in the east; Portugal and Zambia in the south; and Gabon in the west. The Congo is a one-party state controlled by the Congolese Party of Labour.