Congo (disambiguation)

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Congo most commonly refers to one of two African countries:

The Republic of the Congo, often known as "Congo-Brazzaville"
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, sometimes known as "Congo-Kinshasa" or DRC, formerly Zaire

Or their predecessors:

Belgian Congo, former colony of Belgium in the present-day area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
French Congo, former French colony in the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo (ROC)
Middle Congo, one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa
Congo Free State, a kingdom – privately and controversially – owned by King Leopold II of Belgium.
Kongo Kingdom, the state that was eventually divided by European colonizers, between the Portuguese (Portuguese Congo (presently Cabinda) and Angola), the Belgians (the initial part of the Congo Free State/Belgian Congo), and the French (initial part of French Congo).

Congo may also be:

Congo, the region in Africa
Congo River, which drains this region
Congo craton, a pre-historical continent
Congo Peafowl, a bird species
Congo (novel), a novel by Michael Crichton
Congo (film), a film based on Crichton's novel
Congo music:
* Music of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
* Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire, Congo-Kinshasa)
* Congo, another name for the music genre soukous
* Panamanian congo music, a genre of music Afro-Latino music in Panama and Brazil
Congo (chimpanzee), an ape that produced works of art
Congo, a spirit in voodoo

See also