DeRepublic of the Congo, dem sanso know am asCongo-Brazzaville, deCongo Republic anaa simply deCongo, be a country wey dey locate for de western coast of Central Africa to de west of de Congo River. Ebe bordered to de west byGabon, to de northwest byCameroon, to de northeast by deCentral African Republic, to de southeast by deDemocratic Republic of the Congo, to de south by deAngolan exclave of Cabinda, den to de southwest by de Atlantic Ocean.
De Republic of the Congo be a member of deAfrican Union, de United Nations, La Francophonie, de Economic Community of Central African States, den de Non-Aligned Movement. Ebe de fourth-largest oil producer insyd de Gulf of Guinea, wey dey provide de country a degree of prosperity, plus political den economic instability insyd sam areas den unequal distribution of oil revenue nationwide. Ein economy be dependent for de oil sector[1] wey na economic growth slow since de post-2015 drop insyd oil prices.
Christianity be de most widely professed faith insyd de country. According to de 2024 rendition of de World Happiness Report, na dem rank de Republic of the Congo 89th among 140 nations.[2]
Government den politics
Administrative divisions
Map of de Republic of the Congo wey dey exhibit ein 12 departments
Dem divide am into 12départements (departments). Dem divide de departments into communes den districts.[3] Dese are:
Bouenza
Brazzaville
Cuvette
Cuvette-Ouest
Kouilou
Lékoumou
Likouala
Niari
Plateaux
Pointe-Noire
Pool
Sangha
Demographics
Largest cities
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Republic of the Congo (2023 census)
Ethnologue dey recognize 62 spoken languages insyd de country.[4] De Kongo be de largest ethnic group wey dem dey form roughly half of de population. De most significant subgroups of de Kongo be Laari, insyd Brazzaville den Pool regions, den de Vili, around Pointe-Noire den along de Atlantic coast. De second largest group be de Teke, wey dey live to de north of Brazzaville, plus 16.9% of de population. Mbochi dey live insyd de north, east den insyd Brazzaville den dey form 13.1% of de population.[5][6] Pygmies dey make up 2% of Congo ein population.[7]
A list of subprefects (higher representatives of State in a district) nominated in December 2008 lists 86 districts. Search"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved6 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Finally, the good figures seem to come fromthis siteArchived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine: 12 departments, 7 communes, and 86 districts
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