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Congo
Summary
Look up
Congo
or
Kongo
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Congo
may refer to:
Congo River
, in central Africa
Congo Basin
, the sedimentary basin of the river
Democratic Republic of the Congo
, the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
Republic of the Congo
, the smaller country to the northwest, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The
Congo River
forms much of the border between these two countries. The
Congo Basin
comes from the river.
Places
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Africa
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Congo Canyon
, a submarine canyon
Kingdom of Kongo
(1390–1914)
Kingdom of Kakongo
(15th century–1885)
Congo Free State
(1885–1908)
Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971)
People's Republic of the Congo
(1969–1992)
Kongo, Ghana
, town in Ghana
Kongo, Liberia
, small town in Liberia
Former colonies
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Belgian Congo
(modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
French Congo
(modern-day Republic of the Congo)
Portuguese Congo
(modern-day Kabinda, Angola)
United States
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Congo, Alabama
Congo, Missouri
Congo, Pennsylvania
Congo, West Virginia
Congo Cay
, United States Virgin Islands
Elsewhere
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Congo, New South Wales
, Australia
Congo, Paraíba
, Brazil
Congo River (disambiguation)
, a list of rivers with the name
Congo Town
, a village in Andros Island, Bahamas
Congo Volcano
or Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica
Languages and ethnic groups
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Niger–Congo languages
Kongo languages
Kongo language
, a Bantu language
Kongo people
, a Bantu ethnic group
Arts and entertainment
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Music
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The Congos
, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
Congo
(album)
, 1979
"Congo" (song)
, by Genesis, 1997
Kongos (band)
, a South African American band
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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Congo
(novel)
, a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
Congo
(film)
, a 1995 film based on the novel
Congo (chess variant)
, using a 7×7 gameboard
Congo
(pinball)
, a 1995 pinball machine
Congo
(TV series)
, a 2001 nature documentary
Congo – A Political Tragedy
, a 2018 documentary film
Congo: The Epic History of a People
, a 2010 book by David van Reybrouck
Kongo
(1932 film)
, an American film
People
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Edwin Congo
(born 1976), Colombian footballer
Louis Congo
(fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of French Louisiana
Richard Congo
(born 1961), American basketball player
Cheick Kongo
(born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
John Kongos
(born 1945), South African singer and songwriter
Kongo Kong
, wrestling ring name of Steven Wilson (born 1979)
Other uses
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Congo (chimpanzee)
, a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
Congo (loa)
, a voodoo spirit
Congo Airways
, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Airlines
, a former airline
HMS
Congo
(1816)
, a Royal Navy ship
Conference of NGOs
(CoNGO), a membership association of non-governmental organizations
Kongo University
, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo Brands, the manufacturer of
Prime (drink)
See also
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All pages with titles beginning with
Congo
All pages with titles containing
Congo
All pages with titles beginning with
Kongo
All pages with titles containing
Kongo
Conga (disambiguation)
Congolese (disambiguation)
King Kong (disambiguation)
Kongo (disambiguation)
Kongō (disambiguation)
Kongolo (disambiguation)
Congoid
, an outdated historical grouping of various people
Kakongo
, former kingdom