Where is Republic of the Congo?
Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Central Africa
- Land borders
- 5: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon
- Area
- About 350,000 km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Northern and Southern; Eastern
- Capital city
- 4.26° S, 15.24° E
About Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, often called Congo-Brazzaville, lies on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa west of the Congo River. It became independent from France in 1960 and was proclaimed Africa's first people's republic a decade later. Oil dominates the economy, and Denis Sassou Nguesso returned to the presidency in 1997 after an earlier term from 1979.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 4 on 12 October 2026 (#41), hardest clue first:
- On the last days of 2010 its parliament adopted a law protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.
- Building its railway to the ocean after the First World War is estimated to have cost 14,000 lives.
- It ranks as the fourth largest oil producer in the Gulf of Guinea.
- It is an entirely separate state from the far larger neighbour with an almost identical name.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 km away
- Angola 550 km away
- Equatorial Guinea 810 km away
- Gabon 830 km away
- Cameroon 990 km away
- Central African Republic 1,000 km away
- São Tomé and Príncipe 1,100 km away
- Burundi 1,600 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.