Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
Frank Kelly Freas was an American science fiction and fantasy artist with a career spanning more than 50 years. He was known as the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" and he was the second artist inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
Kinshasa is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is situated alongside the Congo River.
Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 1.8 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace, 40% of whom are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville was also the capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, the DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa. It is sometimes anachronistically referred to by its former name of Zaire, which was its official name between 1971 and 1997. It is, by area, the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa, the second-largest in all of Africa, and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of over 78 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country, the fourth-most-populated country in Africa, and the 16th-most-populated country in the world. Currently, eastern DR Congo is the scene of ongoing military conflict in Kivu, since 2015.
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo.
There are currently twenty-five provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital, Kinshasa city, is administratively equivalent to a province.
The Congolese forests are a broad belt of lowland tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Biome, which extends across the basin of the Congo River and its tributaries in Central Africa.
The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Congo's head of government.
The Republic of the Congo was a sovereign state in Central Africa that was created with the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, the country was often known as Congo-Léopoldville in order to distinguish it from its north-western neighbour, also called the Republic of the Congo or Congo-Brazzaville. With the renaming of Léopoldville as Kinshasa on 1 June 1966, it was known as Congo-Kinshasa until 1971.
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to its west; Cameroon to its northwest and the Central African Republic to its northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to its south; and the Atlantic Ocean to its southwest.
Frea is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Frea unifasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1858. It is known from Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast, the Republic of the Congo, and Kenya. It feeds on Albizia adianthifolia, Celtis zenkeri, Petersianthus macrocarpus, and Antiaris africana.
Frea virgata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1882. It is known from Angola, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Ivory Coast, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, and the Republic of the Congo.
Frea basalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Jordan in 1894. It is known from Cameroon, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Frea haroldi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Quedenfeldt in 1883. It is known from Cameroon, Angola, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It feeds on Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora.
Frea laevepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1858. It is known from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.
Frea mniszechi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1858. It is known from Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast, and the Republic of the Congo.
Frea senilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1858. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone.
