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Democratic Republic of Congo

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The Pygmy people were the first inhabitants of Congo. During the Bantu expansions the Pygmy people were split up when different tribes started taking over. The Bantu are also located in other parts of Africa such as Angola and Gabon.

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 * Brazziville
 * French
 * Kongo
 * Congolesse
 * Presidental Republic
 * Denis Sassou Nguesso
 * Independance form France in August 15,1960
 * The 2009 estimate is 3,686,000
 * The 2010 estimate is $11.530 billion
 * Per capita is $2,983
 * The currency in Congo is the Franc
 * The time zone congo is in is WAT

Congo is located in the central-western part of Africa. The capital of Congo is Brazzaville, this city is on the Congo River and is located directly across from Kinshasa the capitalof the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo has a consistant climate year-round because of it being loacated on the equater, the average temperature is usually between a mild 60 to 75 degrees. The bottom tip of Congo touches the Atlantic Ocean and boarders four other countries.