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Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital: |
Brazzaville |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Middle Africa |
| Area: |
342000 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 21:33) |
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| Auto code: |
RCB |
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| CAF |
Central African Republic |
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| CallingCode: |
+242 |
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| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| CEMAC |
Economic Community of Central African Countries |
| CEMAC |
Economic Community of Central African Countries |
| SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (109) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 12 | | Administrative division (ADMD)
(An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level) | 5 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 89 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 2 | |
 Stream, lake... (3354) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 3080 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 64 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 39 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 29 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 16 | | Rapids (RPDS)
(A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed) | 6 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 56 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 10 | | Pool(s) (POOL)
(A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water) | 10 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 3 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 7 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 5 | | Intermittent pond (PNDI)
| 10 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 4 | | Reservoir(s) (RSV)
(An artificial pond or lake) | 1 | | Headwaters (STMH)
(The source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin) | 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 1 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 1 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 1 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 1 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 9 | |
 Parks, area ... (282) |
| Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 1 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 2 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 260 | | Hunting reserve (RESH)
(A tract of land used primarily for hunting) | 5 | | Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 2 | | Wildlife reserve (RESW)
(A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife) | 2 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 2 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 3 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 4 | | Tribal area (TRB)
(A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes) | 1 | |
 City, village... (5807) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 5764 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 26 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 11 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 3 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 1 | |
 Road, railroad (2) |
| Tunnel (TNL)
(A subterranean passageway for transportation) | 1 | | Railroad (RR)
(A permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (136) |
| Dam (DAM)
(A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water) | 4 | | Railroad station (RSTN)
(A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight) | 8 | | Camp(s) (CMP)
(A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use) | 30 | | Logging camp (CMPL)
(A camp used by loggers) | 4 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 5 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 5 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 18 | | Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 1 | | Triangulation station (TRIG)
(A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation) | 7 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 1 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 1 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 11 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 1 | | Forest station (STNF)
(A collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management) | 1 | | Oil well (OILW)
(A well from which oil may be pumped) | 1 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Abandoned mine (MNQ)
| 1 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 1 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 17 | | Meteorological station (STNM)
(A station at which weather elements are recorded) | 1 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 4 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 2 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 1 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 1 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 7 | | Mosque (MSQE)
(A building for public Islamic worship) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (281) |
| Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 30 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 5 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 25 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 70 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 9 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 64 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 21 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 24 | | Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 11 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 1 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 7 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 4 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 2 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 3 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 1 | | Hammock(s) (HMCK)
(A patch of ground, distinct from and slightly above the surrounding plain or wetland. Often occurs in groups) | 1 | | Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 1 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 2 | |
 Forest, heath... (128) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 124 | | Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 4 | |
