Capital: Brazzaville

Population: 4.5 million (2013)

Congo 342,000 km²

Official language:  French
President:  Denis Sassou Nguesso
August 15, 1960 Independence of the Republic of Congo
Congo River - World's Deepest River: 230m

Domain Name: .CG 
Primary forest: 45% 
Electrical sockets: Type C/E

The two Congos are  the Democratic Republic of Congo, or Congo-Kinshasa (formerly known as Zaire) and the Republic of Congo, or Congo Brazzaville, where AFRINIC-23 will take place in Pointe-Noire, as shown on the map.

The Congo River separates the two capitals Brazzaville and Kinshasa, the two closest capitals in the world.