Formation
Nov 28, 1958
Nov 28, 1958
Brazzaville
5.836 million (2021)
A country located on the western coast of Central Africa. It was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Its rainforest reserves are habitats for gorillas.
The official language is French and many people speak Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili, and Kituba. The Congo River is the deepest river in the world. The Congo Basin rainforest is the second biggest rainforest in the world after the Amazon.