Republikken Kongo

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of the Republic of the Congo. thumb|The Republic of the Congo in Africa. thumb|A view of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. Etymology From nb republikken the republic, the definite singular of nb republikk republic, followed by nb Kongo Kongo; literally “the Republic of Kongo”. The name corresponds to the country's official French name nb fr République du Congo Republic of the Congo. For the further origin of nb Kongo, see that entry. The republic was established as a self-governing entity within the French Community in 1958 and became independent in 1960. It was renamed nb Folkerepublikken Kongo People's Republic of the Congo in 1969; the name corresponding to Republikken Kongo was restored in 1991. Parallel formations include nn Republikken Kongo, da Republikken Congo, sv Republiken Kongo, de Republik Kongo, nl Republiek Congo, fr République du Congo and en Republic of the Congo. Pronunciation nb /¹re.pʉˈblɪkː.ən ¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡu/ [ɾe.pʉˈblɪ̀kː.ən ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊ] nb ɔŋɡu 2 nb Re pub lik ken Kon go Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Republic of the Congo; nb country cont/Africa Republic of the Congo, a country in central Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Brazzaville as its capital. nb Brazzaville og Kinshasa ligger på hver sin side av Kongoelva, i henholdsvis Republikken Kongo og DR Kongo. Brazzaville and Kinshasa lie on opposite sides of the Congo River, in the Republic of the Congo and DR Congo respectively. nb 25 June 2026 Maren Sæbø and Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen Kongo – R Kongo, Brazzaville Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Kongo_-_R_Kongo%2C_Brazzaville Republikken Kongo, også kjent som Kongo-Brazzaville, er en republikk på vestkysten av Afrika ved Atlanterhavet The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a republic on the west coast of Africa by the Atlantic Ocean. https://web.archive.org/web/20260815093106/https://snl.no/Kongo_-_R_Kongo,_Brazzaville 15 August 2026 Usage notes Republikken Kongo is the official Norwegian full name. Språkrådet gives Kongo-Brazzaville as the official short name. The country was known as Folkerepublikken Kongo (“the People's Republic of the Congo”) from 1969 until the former name was restored in 1991. Synonyms nb Kongo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Related terms nb brazzavillekongoleser person from the Republic of the Congo nb brazzavillekongolesisk of or relating to the Republic of the Congo nb Folkerepublikken Kongo People's Republic of the Congo former official name, 1969–1991 See also References “Kongo – R Kongo, Brazzaville” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. Norwegian Nynorsk nn:Kongo-Brazzaville Proper noun nn proper noun Republikken Kongo nn Republic of the Congo Q971 Synonyms nn Kongo-Brazzaville Related terms nn brazzavillekongolesar nn brazzavillekongolesisk See also nn Den demokratiske republikken Kongo