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Congo, Republic of the
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republic (1996 est. pop. 2,528,000), 132,046 sq mi (342,000 sq km), W central Africa. The Congo is bordered on the west by Gabon; on the north by Cameroon and the Central African Republic; on the east and southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and on the southwest by Cabinda, an Angolan exclave, and by the Atlantic Ocean. Brazzaville is the capital and largest city. Other important cities include Pointe-Noire and Loubomo. The country is divided into nine administrative regions and the Brazzaville federal district.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. (Copyright © 2002-2008 Columbia University Press.)
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Pronunciation:  k ng´g from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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