Congo
Congo

Congo / Referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose capital is Kinshasa, is a central African country bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola

The Republic of the Congo-Brazzaville is located in central West Africa, and among its most important neighbors are Gabon and Cameroon in the west, the Central African Republic in the north, the Congo Kinshasa in the east, and Angola in the southwest, and in terms of surface dense forests cover a lot of land and there is a coastal plain that leads to a river valley Fertile lands, this coastal plain extends a short distance on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and separates the valley of the River Nyari between the coastal plain and the central plateau. As for the forest region, the tributaries of the Congo River that run in a direction south along the eastern borders of the country with Zaire to Lake Stanley are among

Most of the soil in the Congo is poor, but it has many mineral resources. The Congo is also a transportation hub. Pointe Noire, on the Atlantic coast, is an important port used by Gabon, the Central African Republic and Chad to transport some of its trade. Because she has no outlets on the sea

The climate of the Congo belongs to the tropical model. Its temperature rises in most of the months of the year, and rains fall in most of the year in abundant quantities, and increases in the temperaments. Congo is a hot and humid Qatar, located in western central Africa. The equator runs through this diameter, and the bush, interlocking vineyards and dense forests cover the northern half of it, and most of this part of the country is inhabited by animals. Many of the people who live there move on long, light, narrow boats that run through the oar
The Congo produces marine oil, which accounts for 90% of its exports.
The Congo possesses wealth of potash, copper, diamonds and gold in addition to hydroelectric capabilities. It exports tropical timber such as ebony and cashew.
The Congo has an important maritime transport network (Brazzaville on the Congo River and Boatwar in the Atlantic Ocean).
Agriculture is mainly livelihood (manioc, rice, corn). Export-oriented crops include sugar cane, cocoa, coffee, bananas, cotton, peanuts, and the product of carnivorous palm. The country remains highly dependent on the food products of other countries.
Synthetic fabric is of little importance and revolves around the conversion industries.
The turbulent political situation, civil wars and depreciation of the Congolese franc did not allow the economy to grow despite its capabilities.
The external debt remains significant and the programs established by international organizations have brought little benefit
The population of the Congo is 2,970,000 people. Most of them live either on the southern border near Brazzaville or on the coast around Pointe-Noire. The population belongs to four main groups:
Congo, batik, ambouki, sanga. Each includes subgroups. About 45% of the population belong to the Congo group, and they are farmers living in the southwest and southwest of Brazzaville. About 20% belong to the batik group, live north of Brazzaville and live on hunting animals and fish. About 10% of the Umboki population, who previously depended on fishing, today many of them work as technicians, and in government jobs in cities. While the sangha resides in the northern forest areas
Christianity is the predominant religion in the Republic of the Congo Catholics make up about 50.5% of the population and Protestants 40.2%. The majority of the country’s Christians are Catholics, while the remainder include the other various Christian denominations. Followers of Islam make up 10.3% of the population, mainly due to the influx of foreign workers into urban centers
The Congo is poor but has many mineral riches
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