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== Places == | == Places == | ||
=== Africa {{anchor|Country}} ===<!-- Please keep the {{Anchor}}. Usage Congo, esp. when unclear Kinshasa, Brazzaville or both. April 2009 --> | |||
==== Administrative regions ==== | |||
* ], former Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
==== Geologic ==== | |||
* ], one of the cratons making up the African continental crust | |||
* ], the sedimentary basin of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa | |||
==== Historical states ==== | |||
* ] (1400–1914), covering part of the Congo region | |||
* ] (until late in the 16th century), a former kingdom absorbed by the Kingdom of Kongo | |||
* Democratic Republic of the Congo territory | |||
** ] (1885–1908) | |||
** ] (1908–1960) | |||
** ] or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971) | |||
***], a period of unrest in the Republic of the Congo between 1960 and 1965 | |||
** ] (1971-1997) | |||
* Republic of the Congo territory | |||
** ] (1880–1960) | |||
** ] (1970–1991) | |||
* Portuguese Congo, now the Angolan exclave of ] | |||
=== Other continents === | === Other continents === | ||
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Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
- the larger Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast (capital: Kinshasa), formerly known as Zaire and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
- the smaller Republic of the Congo to the northwest (capital: Brazzaville) and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"
Congo or Kongo may also refer to:
Places
Other continents
Municipalities
- Congo, Alabama, United States
- Congo, Missouri, United States
- Congo, New South Wales, Australia
- Congo, Paraíba, Brazil
- Congo, West Virginia, United States
Natural features
- Congo River (disambiguation), a list of rivers with the name
- Mount Kongō, a mountain in Japan
- Mount Kumgang, a mountain in North Korea known in Japanese as "Mount Kongō"
Languages and ethnic groups
- Kongo language
- Kongo people or Congolese, an ethnic group in the two Congo states and Angola
People
- Louis Congo (fl. 1725), an emancipated slave appointed public executioner of the French colony Louisiana
- Cheick Kongo (born 1975), a.k.a. Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo, French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
- John Kongos (born 1945), a South African musician, leader of the band Johnny Kongos and the G-Men
- Kongō Masahiro (born 1948), a former Japanese sumo wrestler
- Kid Congo Powers (born 1960), an American rock guitarist and singer
Animals
- Congo (chimpanzee) (1954–1964), a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
- Congo eel, a species of aquatic salamander
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
- Congo (film), a 1995 film based on Michael Crichton's novel
- Kongo (1932 film), a film starring Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, and Conrad Nagel
Gaming
- Congo (chess variant), a chess variant invented by Demian Freeling
- Congo (pinball), a pinball machine released in 1995
Literature
- Congo (novel), a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
- Congo: The Epic History of a People, a 2010 non-fiction book by David van Reybrouck
Music
- Kongos (band), a South African rock band
- The Congos, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
- "Congo" (song), a 1997 song by Genesis from Calling All Stations
Other arts, entertainment, and media
- Congo (BBC TV series), a 2001 BBC documentary series
- Kongō, one of the five schools of Noh acting
Warships
- HMS Congo (1816), a steamship for the Royal Navy, United Kingdom
- Japanese battleship Kongō, launched 1912 as a battlecruiser
- Japanese corvette Kongō, launched 1877
- JDS Kongō (DDG-173), a Japanese destroyer launched in 1991
Other uses
- Congo (loa), a spirit in Haitian Vodou mythology
- The Conference of NGOs or CONGO, a worldwide group of charity and aid organizations
- Vajra or Kongō, a Buddhist concept
See also
- Conga (disambiguation)
- Kakongo, former kingdom
- King Kong (disambiguation)
- Kongō (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Congo
- All pages with titles containing Congo
- All pages with titles beginning with Kongo
- All pages with titles containing Kongo
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