Editing Congo

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[[File:Disambiguator map for countries named Congo.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|{{legend|#3A963A|[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]}}{{legend|#5CD65C|[[Republic of the Congo]]}} The [[Congo River]] forms much of the border between these two countries. The [[Congo Basin]] comes from the river.]]<!--Please do not remove image -- it is an example at Manual of Style/Disambiguation pages of exceptional use of an image as an aid for disambiguation -->

'''Congo''' or '''The Congo''' may refer to:

* [[Congo River]], in central Africa
* [[Congo Basin]], the sedimentary basin of the river
* [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa"
* [[Republic of the Congo]], the smaller country to the northwest, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

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== Places {{anchor|Country}}==
=== Africa ===
* [[Congo Canyon]], a submarine canyon
* [[Kingdom of Kongo]] (1390–1914)
* [[Kingdom of Kakongo]] (15th century–1885)
* [[Congo Free State]] (1885–1908)
* [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)]] or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971)
* [[People's Republic of the Congo]] (1969–1992)
* [[M'banza Congo]], capital of Zaire Province in Angola
* [[Kongo, Ghana]], town in Ghana
* [[Kongo, Liberia]], small town in Liberia

====Former colonies====
* [[Belgian Congo]] (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* [[French Congo]] (modern-day Republic of the Congo)
* [[Portuguese Congo]] (modern-day Kabinda, Angola)

=== United States ===
* [[Congo, Alabama]]
* [[Congo, Missouri]]
* [[Congo, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Congo, West Virginia]]
* [[Congo Cay]], United States Virgin Islands

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[Congo, New South Wales]], Australia
* [[Congo, Paraíba]], Brazil
* [[Congo River (disambiguation)]], a list of rivers with the name
* [[Congo Town]], a village in Andros Island, Bahamas
* [[Congo Volcano]] or Congo Mountain, in Costa Rica

== Languages and ethnic groups ==
* [[Niger–Congo languages]]
** [[Kongo languages]]
*** [[Kongo language]], a Bantu language
* [[Kongo people]], a Bantu ethnic group

== Arts and entertainment==
=== Music ===
* [[The Congos]], a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
** [[Congo (album)|''Congo'' (album)]], 1979 
* [[Congo (song)|"Congo" (song)]], by Genesis, 1997
* [[Kongos (band)]], a South African American band

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* [[Congo (novel)|''Congo'' (novel)]], a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
** [[Congo (film)|''Congo'' (film)]], a 1995 film based on the novel
* [[Congo (chess variant)]], using a 7×7 gameboard
* [[Congo (pinball)|''Congo'' (pinball)]], a 1995 pinball machine
* [[Congo (TV series)|''Congo'' (TV series)]], a 2001 nature documentary
* ''[[Congo – A Political Tragedy]]'', a 2018 documentary film
* ''[[Congo: The Epic History of a People]]'', a 2010 book by David van Reybrouck
* [[Kongo (film)|''Kongo'' (film)]], a 1932 American film

==People==
* [[Edwin Congo]] (born 1976), Colombian footballer 
* [[Louis Congo]] (fl. 1725), emancipated slave appointed public executioner of French Louisiana
* [[Richard Congo]] (born 1961), American basketball player
* [[Cheick Kongo]] (born 1975), French mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer
* [[John Kongos]] (born 1945), South African singer and songwriter
* [[Kongo Kong]], wrestling ring name of Steven Wilson (born 1979)

== Other uses ==
* [[Congo (chimpanzee)]], a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint
* [[Congo (loa)]], a voodoo spirit 
* [[Congo Airways]], the flag carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* [[Congo Airlines]], a former airline
* {{HMS|Congo|1816}}, a Royal Navy ship
* [[Conference of NGOs]] (CoNGO), a membership association of non-governmental organizations
* [[Kongo University]], in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Congo Brands, the manufacturer of [[Prime (drink)]]

== See also ==
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* {{in title|Kongo}}
* [[Conga (disambiguation)]]
* [[Congolese (disambiguation)]]
* [[King Kong (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kongo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kongō (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kongolo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Congoid]], an outdated historical grouping of various people
* [[Kakongo]], former kingdom

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