Disambiguator map for countries named Congo

Congo or The Congo may refer to: *

Congo River The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world list of rivers by discharge, by discharge volume, following the Amazon Ri ...

, in central Africa *

Congo Basin 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. It contains some of the larg ...

, the sedimentary basin of the river *

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

, the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa" *

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...

, the smaller country to the northwest, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

Places

Africa

* Congo Canyon, a submarine canyon *

Kingdom of Kongo The Kingdom of Kongo ( or ''Wene wa Kongo;'' ) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. At its gre ...

(1390–1914) * Kingdom of Kakongo (15th century–1885) *

Congo Free State The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (), was a large Sovereign state, state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by Leopold II of Belgium, King Leopold II, the const ...

(1885–1908) *

Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) The Republic of the Congo () was the period of the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1960 and 1971. Located in Central Africa, the state was created with the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. From 1960 to 1966, ...

or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971) *

People's Republic of the Congo The People's Republic of the Congo () was a Marxist–Leninist socialist state that existed in the Republic of the Congo from 1969 to 1992. The People's Republic of the Congo was founded in December 1969 as the first Marxist-Leninist state ...

(1969–1992) *

M'banza Congo Mbanza Kongo (, , or , known as São Salvador in Portuguese language, Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; ), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 in 2014. Mbanza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of K ...

, capital of Zaire Province in Angola * Kongo, Ghana, town in Ghana * Kongo, Liberia, small town in Liberia

Former colonies

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (, ; ) was a Belgian colonial empire, Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Repu ...

(modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) *

French Congo The French Congo (), also known as Middle Congo (), was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, it was made part of the larger ...

(modern-day Republic of the Congo) * Portuguese Congo (modern-day Kabinda, Angola)

United States

Congo, Alabama Congo is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. History A post office called Congo was established in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909. The name commemorates the expeditions made ...

Congo, Missouri Congo is an extinct town in southwestern Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Congo and the Congo School were located approximately three miles southwest of Montier and US Route 60. Spring Creek flows past the location to the southw ...

Congo, Pennsylvania Congo is a village in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Congo is located at the intersection of Hoffmansville Road and Congo Road, northeast of Boyertown, Penns ...

* Congo, West Virginia *

Congo Cay Congo Cay is an uninhabited island of the United States Virgin Islands, located north of Lovango Cay. It is a snorkeling spot for charter boats from Saint Thomas and Saint John. Congo Cay in the US Virgin Islands is owned by the local governmen ...

, United States Virgin Islands

Elsewhere

Congo, New South Wales Congo is a village in Eurobodalla Shire on the South Coast of New South Wales. Congo is located 315 km south of Sydney, and 10 km south of Moruya. The population of Congo and the surrounding area was 245 at the . Congo Creek flows to ...

, Australia *

Congo, Paraíba Congo, Paraíba is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraíba This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Paraíba, Paraíba (PB), located i ...

, Brazil *

Congo River (disambiguation) The Congo River is a river in Africa. Congo River or Río Congo may also refer to: * Congo River (Panama), a river in Panama * Congo River (Ecuador), a river in Ecuador * ''Congo River, Beyond Darkness'', a 2005 Belgian documentary by Thierry Mich ...

, a list of rivers with the name *

Congo Town Congo is a small village located in South Andros district, part of Andros Island in the Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipel ...

, a village in Andros Island, Bahamas *

Congo Volcano The Congo Volcano, in Spanish the and also known as Congo Mountain, , is an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Poás Volcano and within the Poás Volcano National Park. It is often confused with ...

or Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica

Languages and ethnic groups

Niger–Congo languages Niger–Congo is a hypothetical language family spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic noun class system), and possibly several smaller groups ...

Kongo languages The Kongo languages are a clade of Bantu languages, coded Zone H.10 in Guthrie's classification, that are spoken by the Bakongo: : Bembe language (Kibembe), Beembe (Pangwa, Doondo, Kamba, Gangala), Ndingi language, Ndingi, Kunyi language, Kunyi, M ...

***

Kongo language Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Angola. It is a tonal language. The vast majority of present-day speakers live ...

, a Bantu language *

Kongo people The Kongo people (also , singular: or ''M'kongo; , , singular: '') are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Subgroups include the Beembe, Bwende, Vili, Sundi, Yombe, Dondo, Lari, and others. They have li ...

, a Bantu ethnic group

Arts and entertainment

Music

The Congos The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a tri ...

, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica ** ''Congo'' (album), 1979 * "Congo" (song), by Genesis, 1997 *

Kongos (band) Kongos (often styled as KONGOS) is a South African Americans, South African American band, now based in Austin, Texas. The alternative rock group consists of four brothers: Dylan (vocals, bass guitar, guitar), Johnny (accordion, keyboards, voc ...

, a South African American band

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Congo'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton ** ''Congo'' (film), a 1995 film based on the novel *

Congo (chess variant) Congo is a chess variant invented by Demian Freeling in 1982 when he was nearly 8 years old. His father (Dutch abstract games designer Christian Freeling) encouraged him to design a variant using a 7×7 gameboard. Demian was already familiar w ...

, using a 7×7 gameboard * ''Congo'' (pinball), a 1995 pinball machine * ''Congo'' (TV series), a 2001 nature documentary * '' Congo – A Political Tragedy'', a 2018 documentary film * '' Congo: The Epic History of a People'', a 2010 book by David van Reybrouck * ''Kongo'' (film), a 1932 American film

People

* Edwin Congo (born 1976), Colombian footballer *

Louis Congo Louis Congo was an enslaved African man who was freed in 1725 from the Company of the Indies by Louisiana officials and who was appointed public executioner.Dawdy, Shannon Lee"The Burden of Louis Congo and the Evolution of Savagery in Colonial Lo ...

(fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of French Louisiana * Richard Congo (born 1961), American basketball player *

Cheick Kongo Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator. ...

(born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer *

John Kongos John Theodore Kongos (born 6 August 1945) is a South African singer and songwriter of Greek ancestry, best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single " He's Gonna Step on You Again", on which Happy Mondays based their hit " Step On". His other big hit ...

(born 1945), South African singer and songwriter *

Kongo Kong Steven Wilson (born August 10, 1979) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name Kongo Kong. He is best known for his time with Global Force Wrestling and Impact Wrestling. Early career Wilson went to Saginaw Valley S ...

, wrestling ring name of Steven Wilson (born 1979)

Other uses

Congo (chimpanzee) Congo (1954–1964) was a chimpanzee artist and painter. Zoologist, author and surrealist painter Desmond Morris first observed his abilities when the chimpanzee was offered a pencil and paper at two years of age. By the age of four, Congo had mad ...

, a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint * Congo (loa), a voodoo spirit *

Congo Airways Congo Airways S.A. is the state-owned flag carrier airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). With a paid-up capital of US$90 million, it started operations on 20 October 2015. It is banned from flying into the EU. History C ...

, the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Congo Airlines, a former airline * , a Royal Navy ship *

Conference of NGOs The Conference of NGOs (CoNGO; full "Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations") "is an independent, international, non-profit membership association of non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ...

(CoNGO), a membership association of non-governmental organizations *

Kongo University Kongo University () is a university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its name is abbreviated to UK, after its French name. The main offices of the university are located in Mbanza-Ngungu. UK currently operates two linked campuses, at ...

, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Congo Brands, the manufacturer of

Prime (drink) Prime is a range of sports drinks, drink mixes and energy drinks created and marketed by Prime Hydration, LLC. The range is promoted and founded by internet personalities Logan Paul and Olajide "KSI" Olatunji. The announcement and the release o ...