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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of the Congo
Conventional short form Congo (Brazzaville) Local long form Republique du Congo Local short form None Former Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Brazzaville
Geographic coordinates 4 15 S, 15 17 E Time difference UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
10 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 commune*; Bouenza, Brazzaville*, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, Sangha Independence
15 August 1960 (from France)
Constitution
Approved by referendum 20 January 2002 Legal system
Mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government Head of government President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997); note - the position of prime minister was abolished in September 2009 Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president Elections President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 July 2009 (next to be held in 2016) Election results Denis SASSOU-Nguesso reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-Nguesso 78.6%, Joseph Kignoumbi Kia MBOUNGOU 7.5%, Nicephore Fylla de SAINT-EUDES 7%, other 6.9% Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (72 seats; members elected by indirect vote to serve five-year terms) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections Senate - last held on 5 August 2008 (next to be held in July 2013); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in 2017) Election results Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, independents 7, other 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT (and allies) 117, UPADS 7, independents 12, vacant 3 Judicial branch
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
Political parties and leaders
Action Movement for Renewal or MAR; Congolese Labour Party or PCT; Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Michel MAMPOUYA]; Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD; Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Martin MBERI]; Rally for Democracy and the Republic or RDR [Raymond Damasge NGOLLO]; Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Jean-Pierre Thystere TCHICAYA, president]; Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMP; Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR; United Democratic Forces or FDU [Sebastian EBAO]; many smaller parties Political pressure groups and leaders
Congolese Trade Union Congress or CSC; General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students or UGEEC; Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women or URFC; Union of Congolese Socialist Youth or UJSC International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Serge MOMBOULI
Chancery 4891 Colorado Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20011 Telephone [1] (202) 726-5500FAX [1] (202) 726-1860 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Christopher W. MURRAY Embassy 70-83 Section D, Maya-Maya Boulevard, Brazzaville; Mailing address B.P. 1015, BrazzavilleTelephone [242] 612-6000 Flag description
Divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; green symbolizes agriculture and forests, yellow the friendship and nobility of the people, red is unexplained but has been associated with the struggle for independence Note Uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia National symbol(s)
Lion; elephant
National anthem
Name
"La Congolaise" (The Congolese) Lyrics/music Jacques TONDRA and Georges KIBANGHI/Jean ROYER and Joseph SPADILIERE Note Originally adopted 1959, restored 1991
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