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The Republic of the Congo covers an area of 342,000 km², of which 341,500 km² is land while 500 km² is water. Congo claims 200 nautical miles (370 km) of territorial sea. The capital of the Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville, located on the Congo River immediately across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). It had a population of 245,862 (2004).
[70] [71] The GDP of the Republic of the Congo grew by 6% in 2014 and is expected to have grown by 7.5% in 2015. [72] [73] In 2018, the Republic of the Congo joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. [74] Congo–Ocean Railway was built by forced laborers during the 1930s. Some colonial architectural heritage is preserved.
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Port/Harbour name Province Town name Coordinates UN/Locode Remarks Port of Matadi: Kongo Central: Matadi: CDMAT: Medium-sized port. The maximum draft of the port is 8.2m, [1] according to MarineTraffic ― 7.6m.
Pointe-Noire (French pronunciation: [pwɛ̃t.nwaʁ]; Kongo: Njinji, French: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards [3] [4] [5]) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department and a commune since the 2002 Constitution. [6]
The Belgian Congo achieved independence on 30 June 1960 under the name "République du Congo" ("Republic of Congo" or "Republic of the Congo" in English). Shortly after, on 15 August 1960, the neighboring French colony of Middle Congo also gained independence and adopted the same name, 'Republic of Congo.'