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  Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo The Congo River forms much of the border between these two countries.

Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:

  • the larger Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the southeast (capital: Kinshasa), formerly known as Zaire and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
  • the smaller Republic of the Congo (RDC) to the northwest (capital: Brazzaville) and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

Congo or Kongo may also refer to:

Places

Central Africa

Administrative regions

  • Kongo Central, former Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Geology

  • Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa
  • Congo Craton, covered by the Palaeozoic-to-recent Congo Basin, an ancient Precambrian craton that with four others (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and West African cratons) makes up the modern continent of Africa
  • Congo Canyon, a submarine canyon found at the end of the Congo River in Africa. It is one of the largest submarine canyons in the world

Historical states

United States

Other places

Languages and ethnic groups

Animals

  • Congo bay owl or Phodilus prigoginei, a species of owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae
  • Congo (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
  • Congo eel, a species of aquatic salamander
  • Congo moor chat or Myrmecocichla tholloni, a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae
  • Congo peafowl or Afropavo congensis, a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin
  • Congo pufferfish or potato puffer or Tetraodon miurus, a freshwater pufferfish found in areas of the Congo River in Africa, including rapids
  • Congo tetra or Phenacogrammus interruptus, a species of fish in the African tetra family

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

Gaming

Literature

Music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

People with the surname

Congo

  • Edwin Congo (born 1976), Colombian retired footballer
  • Louis Congo (fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of the French colony Louisiana

Kongo

  • Cheick Kongo (born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
  • John Kongos (born 1945), South African musician, leader of the band Johnny Kongos and the G-Men

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