The Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Brazzaville. The country was a former colony of France; it became independent on 15 August 1960. The north of the country has very large areas of rainforest, but in the south are many farms which grow cashcrops like bananas, peanuts.

Republic of the Congo République du Congo (in French)
Flag	Coat of arms
Motto: Unité, Travail, Progrès (in French) "Unity, Work, Progress"
Anthem: La Congolaise (in French) "The Congolese"