Congo



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"

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)
 * 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

Music

 * The Congos, a reggae vocal group from Jamaica
 * Congo (album), 1979
 * "Congo" (song), by Genesis, 1997
 * Kongos (band), a South African American band

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

 * Congo (novel), a 1980 novel by Michael Crichton
 * Congo (film), a 1995 film based on the novel
 * Congo (chess variant), using a 7×7 gameboard
 * Congo (pinball), a 1995 pinball machine
 * 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 (1932 film), an 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)