Republic of Congo Republic of Congo occupies 342 000 sq.km. French language is a state language. Congo is the main river of the country. The climate of Congo is damp and hot, to the North - equatorial, to the South - subequatorial. Average annual temperatures are about 22-26°C About a half of the territory of Congo is covered with tropic forests. There is a rich animal world in the national parks: elephants, hippopotamuses, buffaloes, various monkeys; birds and reptiles. Congo is one of the low-populated countries with a population of 2,8 millions people. Almost all the population belongs to the Bantu language group. In deep forests there is a population of the shortest people in the world - pygmies. The biggest city and the capital of the country - Brazzaville. Republic of Congo (MAP 125 KB)

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