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  1. a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
  2. a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
  3. congou: black tea grown in China
  4. The Conference of NGOs, (also CONGO and "The Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations") "is an independent, international, non-profit membership association of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). ...
  5. Congo is a 2001 BBC nature documentary series for television on the natural history of the Congo River of Central Africa. In three episodes, the series explores the variety of animals and habitats that are to be found along the river’s 4,700 km (2,922 mi) reach.
  6. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo; Repubilika ya Kongo; Republiki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, Little Congo, or simply the Congo, is a state in Central Africa. ...
  7. Congo (1954–1964) was a chimpanzee who learned how to draw and paint. Zoologist and surrealist painter Desmond Morris first observed his abilities when the chimp was offered a pencil and paper at two years of age. By the age of four, Congo had made 400 drawings and paintings. ...
  8. Congo was a Danish company that produced chocolate milk drinks, having 25% market share. In 1989 they were bought by their rivals Cocio.
  9. The Congo craton, covered by the Palaeozoic-to-recent Congo basin, is an ancient Precambrian craton that with four others (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and West African cratons) makes up the modern continent of Africa. These cratons were formed between about 3.6 and 2. ...
  10. Congo is a 1995 action film, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It was directed by Frank Marshall and stars Laura Linney, Dylan Walsh, Tim Curry, Ernie Hudson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Grant Heslov and Joe Don Baker. The film was released on 9 June 1995.
  11. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo), formerly Zaïre, is a nation located in Central Africa, with a short Atlantic coastline (37 km). It is the third largest country in Africa by area after Sudan and Algeria and the 12th largest in the world. ...
  12. In the Voodoo faith, Congo is a handsome but apathetic loa.
  13. Congo is a 1980 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton. The novel centers on an expedition searching for diamonds and inspecting the mysterious deaths of the previous expedition in the dense rain forest of Congo. ...
  14. Congo is a Williams pinball machine released in November 1995. It is based on the motion picture of the same name.
  15. The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin that is the drainage of the Congo River of west equatorial Africa. ...
  16. The Congo River (also known as the Zaire River) is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon. ...
  17. Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. When antagonized they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs. ...
  18. "Congo" was the first single from the Genesis album ...Calling All Stations..., released in September 1997.
  19. Michael Crichton. 1980. New York, Knopf: Random House. Animal behavior, primate evolution: near future thriller of African exploration involving a tribe of talking gorillas.
  20. West African nation fighting civil war is one of 60 nations believed to have al Qaeda cells active.
  21. A blue field with yellow stars (one large star in the center and six smaller ones).
  22. Our visas are here! This means we Congo to Africa!
  23. People from Congo origin. A Cuban proverb says : "Que no tiene de Congo tiene de Carabalí" (if somebody does not have Congo blood, so he has Carabali blood).
  24. An important region of equatorial Africa. To Haitian Voudoun it has given – along with many people – distinctive ritual, drums, dances. The Congo Loa have been influenced by Petro.
  25. noun. 1. A country of west-central Africa with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It was part of French Equatorial Africa before becoming independent in 1960. Brazzaville is the capital and the largest city. Population, not counting gorillas, 1,912,429 (with gorillas, 4,645,889). ...