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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Montana |
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Capital city with population
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Brazzaville - 937,580 |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Angola 201 km, Cameroon 523 km, Central African Republic 467 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Gabon 1,903 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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5,504 km
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[25th of 161]
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Land use > Arable land
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1.45 %
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[195th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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98.4 %
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[41st of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.15 %
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[175th of 241]
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Largest city with population
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Brazzaville - 937,580 |
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Location
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon |
Map references
Africa |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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200 nm
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[4th of 190]
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Natural hazards
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seasonal flooding |
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Natural resources
petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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03°43'N |
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Population density
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7.96 people per sqkm |
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[210th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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11.71 people/m²
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[182nd of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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308.85 people/km² of arable lan |
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[84th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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342,000 km²
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[63rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mont Nabebe |
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Terrain
coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Congo, Republic of the, Republic of the Congo, Congo, Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Republique du Congo, congo-brazzaville, Republic of Congo, Congo, Republic of, Congo, Rep. of, Congo, Rep.
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