Congo or The 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" @media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}} Places [edit] Africa[edit] 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) M'banza Congo, capital of Zaire Province in Angola Kongo, Ghana, town in Ghana Kongo, Liberia, small town in Liberia Former colonies[edit] 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[edit] Congo, Alabama Congo, Missouri Congo, Pennsylvania Congo, West Virginia Congo Cay, United States Virgin Islands Elsewhere[edit] 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[edit] Niger–Congo languages Kongo languages Kongo language, a Bantu language Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group Arts and entertainment[edit] Music[edit] 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[edit] 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 (film), a 1932 American film People[edit] 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[edit] 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) See also[edit] All pages with titles beginning with Congo All pages with titles containing Congo All pages with titles beginning with Kongo All pages with titles containing Kongo Conga (disambiguation) Congolese (disambiguation) King Kong (disambiguation) Kongo (disambiguation) Kongō (disambiguation) Kongolo (disambiguation) Congoid, an outdated historical grouping of various people Kakongo, former kingdom Topics referred to by the same term .mw-parser-output .dmbox{display:flex;align-items:center;clear:both;margin:0.9em 1em;border-top:1px solid #ccc;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding:0.25em 0.35em;font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .dmbox>*{flex-shrink:0;margin:0 0.25em}.mw-parser-output .dmbox-body{flex-grow:1;flex-shrink:1;padding:0.1em 0}.mw-parser-output .dmbox-invalid-type{text-align:center} This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Congo.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Congo&oldid=1297754725" Categories: Disambiguation pagesPlace name disambiguation pagesDisambiguation pages with surname-holder listsHidden categories: Wikipedia pending changes protected pagesShort description is different from WikidataAll article disambiguation pagesAll disambiguation pagesLanguage and nationality disambiguation pages This page was last edited on 28 June 2025, at 08:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.