4. Capital : Brazzaville
Currency : Central African CFA franc
Official language : French Language
Government : Presidential system
Religion : Christian, Muslim
River : Congo River
5. Located in Central Africa
Bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central
African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda.
Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of
the French colony of Equatorial Africa
6. It has tropical climate with high temperatures and
humidity, particularly around the equator.
Rainy season- October to May
Dry season- June to October.
The northern part of the country has an equatorial
rainforest with an average yearly rainfall of 1100
millimeters.
Temperatures are between 21°C and 27°C.
7. New Year's Day (January 1)
The Commemoration of the Martyrs of
Independence (January 4)
Easter
Labour Day (May 1)
Independence Day(June 30)
Parents Day (August 1)
Veterans Day (November 17)
Christmas.
8. Rice, potatoes, bananas, yams, beans, corn, fish,
peanuts.
Common fruits include mangoes, oranges,
coconuts.
Sugar cane also is grown in Congo.
At major festivals, chicken is eaten.
Plum wine and beer are consumed
11. World Heritage Site in
the Ituri Forest in the north-
east of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
Contains threatened
species of primates and
birds and about 5,000 of the
estimated 30,000 okapi
surviving in the wild.
Also has some dramatic
scenery, including
waterfalls on the Ituri and
Epulu rivers.
12. Established in 1925 as
Africa's first national park.
UNESCO- World Heritage
Site since 1979
Home to forest elephants,
chimpanzees, low land
gorillas, along with Okapi,
giraffes, buffaloes and
many endemic birds.
13. Located 50km north of Pointe
Noire city.
Largest chimpanzee sanctuary
on the African continent.
Currently housing more than
140 chimpanzees living in six
age-graded groups that have
access to several large
outdoor forest enclosures.
14. Located in the Rwenzori range
Third highest mountain in Africa
Named after journalist and
explorer, Sir Henry Morton
Stanley.
It is part of the Rwenzori
Mountains National Park,
a UNESCO world Heritage Site
15. Africa's largest tropical
rainforest reserve
Habitat of dwarf
chimpanzee, the Congo
peacock, the forest
elephant and the African
slender-snouted or 'false'
crocodile.
16. Established in 1938.
One of Africa's oldest
National parks
A UNESCO World Heritage
Site
Home to the world's last
known wild population
of Northern White
Rhinoceros & African
elephants.
17. A vast area of primary
tropical forest dominated by
two spectacular extinct
volcanoes, Kahuzi and
Biega
Consists of last groups of
eastern lowland gorillas
(250 individuals)
A UNESCO world heritage
site.
