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'''Congo''' may refer to either of two countries that border the ] in central Africa:

* the larger ] to the southeast (capital: Kinshasa), formerly known as Zaire and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
* the smaller ] to the northwest (capital: Brazzaville) and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

'''Congo''' or '''Kongo''' may also refer to:
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== Places ==
=== Africa {{anchor|Country}} ===<!-- Please keep the {{Anchor}}. Usage Congo, esp. when unclear Kinshasa, Brazzaville or both. April 2009 -->

==== Administrative regions ====
* ], former Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

==== Geologic ====
* ], one of the cratons making up the African continental crust
* ], the sedimentary basin of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa

==== Historical states ====
* ] (1400–1914), covering part of the Congo region
* ] (until late in the 16th century), a former kingdom absorbed by the Kingdom of Kongo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo territory
** ] (1885–1908)
** ] (1908–1960)
** ] or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971)
***], a period of unrest in the Republic of the Congo between 1960 and 1965
** ] (1971–1997)
* Republic of the Congo territory
** ] (1880–1960)
** ] (1970–1991)
* Portuguese Congo, now the Angolan exclave of ]

=== Other continents ===

==== Municipalities ====
* ], United States
* ], United States
* ], Australia
* ], Brazil
* ], United States

==== Natural features ====
* ], a list of rivers with the name
* ], a mountain in Japan
* ], a mountain in North Korea known in Japanese as "Mount Kongō"

== Languages and ethnic groups ==
* ]
* ] or Congolese, an ethnic group in the two Congo states and Angola

== People ==
* ] (fl. 1725), an emancipated slave appointed public executioner of the French colony Louisiana
* ] (born 1975), a.k.a. Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo, French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
* ] (born 1945), a South African musician, leader of the band Johnny Kongos and the G-Men
* ] (born 1948), a former Japanese sumo wrestler
* ] (born 1960), an American rock guitarist and singer

==Animals==
* ] (1954–1964), a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
* ], a species of aquatic salamander

== Arts, entertainment, and media==
=== Films ===
* ], a 1995 film based on Michael Crichton's novel
* ], a film starring Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, and Conrad Nagel

=== Gaming ===
* ], a chess variant invented by Demian Freeling
* ], a pinball machine released in 1995

=== Literature===
* ], a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
* '']'', a 2010 non-fiction book by David van Reybrouck

=== Music ===
* ], a South African rock band
* ], a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
* ], a 1979 album by The Congos
* ], a 1997 song by Genesis from ''Calling All Stations''

===Other arts, entertainment, and media===
* ], a 2001 BBC documentary series
* Kongō, one of the five schools of ] acting

== Warships ==
* {{HMS|Congo|1816}}, a steamship for the Royal Navy, United Kingdom
* {{ship|Japanese battleship|Kongō}}, launched 1912 as a battlecruiser
** {{sclass-|Kongō|battlecruiser|1}}
* {{ship|Japanese corvette|Kongō}}, launched 1877
* {{JDS|Kongō|DDG-173}}, a Japanese destroyer launched in 1991
** {{sclass-|Kongō|destroyer|1}}

== Other uses ==
* ], a spirit in Haitian Vodou mythology
* ] or CONGO, a worldwide group of charity and aid organizations
* ] or Kongō, a Buddhist concept

== See also ==
* ]
* ], former kingdom
* ]
* ]
* {{lookfrom|Congo}}
* {{intitle|Congo}}
* {{lookfrom|Kongo}}
* {{intitle|Kongo}}

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Revision as of 14:24, 27 September 2018

  Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo The Congo River forms much of the border between these two countries.

Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:

  • the larger Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast (capital: Kinshasa), formerly known as Zaire and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
  • the smaller Republic of the Congo to the northwest (capital: Brazzaville) and sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

Congo or Kongo may also refer to:

Places

Africa

Administrative regions

  • Kongo Central, former Bas-Congo, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Geologic

  • Congo craton, one of the cratons making up the African continental crust
  • Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa

Historical states

Other continents

Municipalities

Natural features

Languages and ethnic groups

People

  • Louis Congo (fl. 1725), an emancipated slave appointed public executioner of the French colony Louisiana
  • Cheick Kongo (born 1975), a.k.a. Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo, French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
  • John Kongos (born 1945), a South African musician, leader of the band Johnny Kongos and the G-Men
  • Kongō Masahiro (born 1948), a former Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Kid Congo Powers (born 1960), an American rock guitarist and singer

Animals

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

Gaming

Literature

Music

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Warships

Other uses

See also

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