The Republic of Congo (English: the Republic of Congo; French: République du Congo), referred to as Congo, is located in the middle and west of Africa, the equator crosses the central part, the East and South are adjacent to D.R.Congo, Angola, Central Africa, Cameroon in the north, Gabon in the west, Atlantic in the southwest, with a coastline of more than 150 kilometers and a total area of 342000 square kilometers.
At the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century, Bantu established the kingdom of Congo in the lower reaches of the Congo River. On October 3, 1880, it was occupied and colonized by the French. On August 15, 1960, Congo officially became independent. Congo established diplomatic relations with China on February 22, 1964.
The two pillars of the economy of the Republic of Congo are oil and timber. The ocean railway is the only railway in Congo and one of the earliest railways in Africa.
