Area 342,000 sq km (132,046 sq mi)
Poplation 2,954,000
Capital city Brazzaville (938,000)
Government Millitary regime
Ethnicity Groups: Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, Teke 17% M'bochi 12%
Language Frence (official), many others
Religions Christianity 50%, animist 48%, Islam 2%
Currency CFA franc = 100 centimes

The Republic of Congo is a country on the River Congo in west-central Africa.

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