• The Congo straddles the equator, which means much of the country is rain forest.
• The population of the country is concentrated in the southwest corner of the country, leaving the rain forest nearly uninhabited.
• Most of the population lives between the capital, Brazzaville and the port city of Pointe-Noire.
• Achieved independence from France in 1960, but the country is still suffering with political turmoil.
• In 2002 the country created a new constitution, which hopes to achieve some political stability in the country.

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