Congo-Brazzaville

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noun

1. Former names: Middle Congo.  a republic in W Central Africa: formerly the French colony of Middle Congo, part of French Equatorial Africa, it became independent in 1960; consists mostly of equatorial forest, with savanna and extensive swamps; drained chiefly by the Rivers Congo and Ubangi. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Brazzaville. Pop: 4 492 689 (2013 est). Area: 342 000 sq km (132 018 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Congo-Brazzaville, an oil-rich central African country of six million people, is scheduled to hold presidential elections on March 15.

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He made the announcement before a crowd of several thousand people in the district of Ignie, in southern Congo-Brazzaville, according to the statement.

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Just four percent of arable land is farmed in Congo-Brazzaville, which is largely covered in forest.

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Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Thursday he would run for a new term in elections next March, seeking to extend his more than four decades in power.

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Nationals from Australia, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Congo-Brazzaville, the Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, the Philippines and Portugal were also among those hurt in the tragedy.

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