There are two countries in Africa with the word 'Congo':
Republic of the Congo
It is the capital of the Republic of the Congo (not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose capital is Kinshasa).
Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the third largest city in Africa.
The nation of Zaire is now known in English as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The name has been changed several times. In the past it has been called the Republic of Zaire, Congo Free State, the Republic of Congo, and Belgian Congo. There was a time when the nation was divided in two and those two parts were known as Congo-Leopoldville and Congo-Brazzaville.
The Central African Republic.
Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Gabon, Somalia
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Congo
It is the capital of the Republic of the Congo (not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose capital is Kinshasa).
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo. Brazzaville is also the largest city in the Republic of Congo. Brazzaville, including its surrounding suburbs, has a population of around two million.
Why do the people of Congo not think of themselves as one nation
Congo(Kinshassa) Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Brazzaville) Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the third largest city in Africa.
There are six countries on the mainland of Africa which straddle the equator. Gabon, Congo Republic, Democrtic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia. A little island nation just off the west coast - São Tomé and Príncipe - completes the list
The African nation that borders the most other countries is the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It shares its borders with nine countries: Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo. This extensive network of borders makes the DRC one of the most strategically located nations on the continent.
Angola and Zambia are both South of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo.