Is congo a country or a state in africa?

Question

i really need to know this for a research paper

Answer 1

There are two nations (countries) in Africa with Congo as part of their name. They are in west central Africa and border each other.

Republic of the Congo https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...

Democratic Republic of the Congo  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...

state is often used to mean nation/country.

Answer 2

Congo is two countries on the continent of Africa. One region in the Republic of Congo is Pool. One province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Tshopo.

Answer 3

rep of congo and the other congo are both countries.

Answer 4

No.Congo is a country.Actually 2 countries, since there are 2 countries named "Congo" in Africa, namely, the "Democratic Republic of Congo" and the "Republic of Congo", the first being much larger and more populous than the second.They are neighbors, and the border between them is the Congo River.Also, the capitals of both(Kinshasa and Brazzaville respectively) are located right on their border, side-by-side, with only the river in between them, forming, for practical purposes, a single city.

Answer 5

It used to be the Congo Free State during colonization but is now Dem. Rep of Congo of Rep of Congo

Answer 6

It is a country.  Africa is a continent and doesn't have any country composed of united states, as the USA does.  Africa has all separate countries.

Answer 7

Yep there are 2 countries in Africa with that name:

The Democratic Republic of Congo

Republic of the Congo

Answer 8

There are two countries in Africa that go by that name:

1) Democratic Republic of the Congo

2) Republic of the Congo