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Place nameCongo, Republic of the
Other namesRépublique du Congo, Congo, République du, Republic of the Congo, Congo, Kongo, Congo Republic, CF, COG, CG, ISO178, CF00, Congo Brazzaville, Congo, République Populaire du, République populaire du Congo, People's Republic of the Congo, Moyen-Congo, Middle Congo, French Congo, Congolese
Latitude-1
Longitude15
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Home to over 75 tribes, mainly of Bantu origin; pre-colonial region mostly uninhabited; Loango and Teke kingdoms became powerful in the 17th century; area visited by Portuguese in the 15th century, though French were first Europeans to penetrate inland and colonize in the 19th century; official language is French, though African languages are also spoken.
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