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Congo (nation) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 01 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -1.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 015 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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. |
Names: |
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Congo (Republic of) (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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Congo (Republic of) (Galician)
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Congo (Malay (macrolanguage))
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Congo (Danish)
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Congo (Portuguese)
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Congo (Spanish-P,U)
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Congo (Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association))
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Congo (Romanian)
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Congo (Italian)
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Congo (Romansh)
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Congo (French-P,U)
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République du Congo (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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Congo, République du (C,V,French,U,N)
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Republic of the Congo (C,O,English,U,N)
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Republic of the Congo (Pampanga)
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Congo, Republic of the (C,O,English,U,N)
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Kongo (C,O,Rundi)
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Kongo (Bambara)
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Kongo (Hausa)
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Kongo (Slovak)
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Kongo (Kikuyu)
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Kongo (German,U,N)
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Kongo (Maltese)
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Kongo (Turkish)
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Kongo (Akan)
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Kongo (Basque)
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Kongo (Swedish)
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Kongo (Somali)
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Kongo (Latvian)
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Kongo (Faroese)
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Kongo (Shona)
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Kongo (Croatian)
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Kongo (Afrikaans)
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Kongo (Ganda (Ugandan language))
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Kongo (Estonian)
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Kongo (Swahili (generic))
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Kongo (Lingala)
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Kongo (Polish)
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Kongo (Bosnian)
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Kongo (Albanian)
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Kongo (Finnish)
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Congo Republic (C,O,English,U,N)
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República del Congo (C,O,Catalan)
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República del Congo (Spanish,U)
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Конго (C,V,Bulgarian)
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Конго (Russian-P,U)
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Конго (Ukrainian)
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Республика Конго (C,V,Russian,U)
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刚果 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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刚果共和国 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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ا ىًوهغو (C,V,Arabic-P,U)
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جُهور ةً ا ىًوهغو (C,V,Arabic,U)
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COG (C,O,ISO3L)
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CG (C,O,ISO2L)
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ISO178 (C,O,ISO3N)
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CF (C,O,FIPS)
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Congolese (C,O,English,U,A)
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An Congó (C,U,Irish Gaelic)
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Brazzavillen Kongo (C,U,Finnish)
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Concu (C,U,Sicilian)
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Công-gô (C,U,Vietnamese)
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Công-gô (Congo) (C,U,Vietnamese)
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Cộng hoà Congo (C,U,Vietnamese)
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Còngo (C,U,Piemontese)
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Congo-Brazzaville (C,U,English)
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Congo-Brazzaville (Dutch)
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Congo-Brazzaville (Danish)
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Congo-Brazzaville (French)
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Congo (Brazzaville) (C,U,English)
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Còngo - Brazzaville (C,U,Occitan)
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Congo - Brazzaville (C,U,Catalan)
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Congo [República] (C,U,Spanish)
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Congo [Republiek] (C,U,Dutch)
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e-Congo [Republic] (C,U,Zulu)
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Jamhuri ya Kongo (C,U,Swahili (generic))
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Khongo (C,U,North Ndebele)
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Kongas (C,U,Lithuanian)
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Kongö (C,U,Sangho)
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Kongó (C,U,Icelandic)
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Kôngô (C,U,Malagasy)
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Kongoän (C,U,Volapük)
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Kongo Brazavila (C,U,Esperanto)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (C,U,Estonian)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Norwegian)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Greenlandic)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Northern Sami)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Latvian)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Swedish)
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Kongo-Brazzaville (Norwegian (Nynorsk))
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Kongo - Brazzaville (C,U,Turkish)
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Kongo Cumhuriyeti (C,U,Turkish)
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Kongói Köztársaság (C,U,Magyar (Hungarian))
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Kongoko Errepublika (C,U,Basque)
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Kongó [Köztársaság] (C,U,Magyar (Hungarian))
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Kongolo (C,U,Esperanto)
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Kongon tasavalta (C,U,Finnish)
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Kongo repɔblik nutome (C,U,Ewe)
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Kongo [Republik] (C,U,Breton)
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Kongo - Republik (C,U,Indonesian)
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Kongo [Republika] (C,U,Czech)
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Kongo [Republika] (Slovene)
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Kongo (Republik Kongo) (C,U,German)
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Kongo Respublika (C,U,Lithuanian)
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Kongo Vabariik (C,U,Estonian)
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Kongu (C,U,Luba-Katanga)
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Konngo (C,U,Fulah)
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Konqo - Brazavil (C,U,Azerbaijani)
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Lipapilika Kongo (C,U,Tonga (Tonga Islands))
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Orílẹ́ède Kóngò (C,U,Yoruba)
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Repoblek Kongo (C,U,Cornish)
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Repubblica del Congo (C,U,Italian)
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Repubilika ya Kongo (C,U,Kongo (Congo))
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Republica Congo (C,U,Romanian)
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Republica de Còngo (C,U,Occitan)
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Republica del Congo (C,U,Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association))
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Republica del Congò (C,U,Occitan)
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Republica d'o Congo (C,U,Aragonese)
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Rèpublica du Congô (C,U,Arpitan)
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Republiek van die Kongo (C,U,Afrikaans)
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Republika e Kongos (C,U,Albanian)
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Republika Konga (C,U,Polish)
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Republika Kongo (C,U,Czech)
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Republika Kongo (Bosnian)
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Republika Kongo (Slovene)
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Republika Kongo (Croatian)
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Republika ng Congo (C,U,Tagalog)
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Republik Congo (C,U,Malay (macrolanguage))
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Republik Congo (Nauruan)
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Republiken Kongo (C,U,Swedish)
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Republiki ya Kɔ́ngɔ (C,U,Lingala)
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Republikken Congo (C,U,Danish)
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Republikken Kongo (C,U,Norwegian (Bokmål))
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Republikken Kongo (Norwegian)
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Republik Kongo (C,U,Indonesian)
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Republik Kongo (German)
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Republik Kongo (Low German)
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Republiko Kongo (C,U,Ido)
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République Populaire du Congo (C,U)
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Respublica Congensis (C,U,Latin)
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Vestur-Kongó (C,U,Icelandic)
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Y Congo [Gweriniaeth] (C,U,Welsh)
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ኮንጎ ሪፑብሊክ (C,U,Amharic)
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콩고 (C,U,Korean)
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コンゴ共和国 (C,U,Japanese)
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ኮንጐ (C,U,Amharic)
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ኮንጐ (Tigrinya)
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جمهوری کنگو (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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كونگو (C,U,Uyghur)
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ཀོང་ཀོ (C,U,Tibetan)
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Република Конго (C,U,Serbian)
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Република Конго (Bulgarian)
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Կոնգո (C,U,Armenian)
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الكونغو (C,U,Arabic)
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جمهورية الكونغو (C,U,Arabic)
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ຄອງໂກ (C,U,Lao)
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د کانګو جمهوريت (C,U,Pashto)
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კონგო (C,U,Georgian)
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कांगो (C,U,Hindi)
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កុងហ្គោ (C,U,Khmer)
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콩고 공화국 (C,U,Korean)
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Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (C,U,Greek)
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コンゴ (C,U,Japanese)
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สาธารณรัฐคองโก (C,U,Thai)
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הרפובליקה של קונגו (C,U,Hebrew )
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Конґо (C,U,Ukrainian)
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কঙ্গো (C,U,Bengali)
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Конго - Бразавил (C,U,Macedonian)
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Конго - Бразавил (Serbian)
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คองโก-บราซซาวิล (C,U,Thai)
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காங்கோ [குடியரசு] (C,U,Tamil)
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कोङ्गो - ब्राज्जाभिल्ले (C,U,Nepali)
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କଙ୍ଗୋ-ବ୍ରାଜିଭିଲ୍ଲେ (C,U,Oriya)
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කොංගෝව (C,U,Sinhala)
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కాంగో[గణరాజ్యం] (C,U,Telugu)
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الكونغو - برازافيل (C,U,Arabic)
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ಕಾಂಗೋ [ರಿಪಬ್ಲಿಕ್] (C,U,Kannada)
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Κονγκό - Μπραζαβίλ (C,U,Greek)
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کنگو [جمهوری] (C,U,Persian-Farsi)
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કોંગો - બ્રાઝાવિલે (C,U,Gujarati)
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कोंगो (C,U,Hindi)
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קונגו - ברזאויל (C,U,Hebrew )
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کانگو [جمہوریہ] (C,U,Urdu)
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Конґо - Браззавіль (C,U,Ukrainian)
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Конга (C,U,Belarusian)
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കോംഗോ - ബ്രാസാവില് (C,U,Malayalam)
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کۆماری کۆنگۆ (C,U,Kurdish)
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काँगो - ब्राजाविले (C,U,Marathi)
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Congo Brazzaville (H,V)
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Congo, République Populaire du (H,V)
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French Congo (H,O)
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Middle Congo (H,O)
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Moyen-Congo (H,O)
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People's Republic of the Congo (H,O)
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République populaire du Congo (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Additional Parents: |
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Congo (nation) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1960 |
primary political unit (C) |
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independent sovereign nation (C) |
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republic (C) |
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first, in French Community in 1958 |
former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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territory (H) |
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French Equatorial Africa, 1910-1946; of France, 1946-1958 |
independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital is .... |
Brazzaville .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Congo, Brazzaville) [7000394] |
historical connection .... |
Kongo Kingdom .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa) [8711680] |
member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1960 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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République populaire du Congo.......... |
[BHA, VP] |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 777 |
République Populaire du Congo.......... |
[VP] |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 2260494 |
Subject: ..... |
[BHA, VP] |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1991) 578 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1992) 578 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 588 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1988) |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 147-148 |
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CIA, World Fact Book (2006-) accessed 17 January 2007 |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) III, 533-534 |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 2260494 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 13 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 765; 777 |
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ISO Newsletter (1992) 1992-04-06, III-21 |
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Myers, U.S. Accepts Kabila, New York Times (1997) |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 17 January 2007 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1998-2000) accessed 03/17/99 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2003-2004) accessed 3 February 2004 |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 01/20/99 |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) 319 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 91 |
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Times Atlas of World History (1993) 341 |
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Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-22 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 46 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 11 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 285 |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE |
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