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A Tale of Two Congos

A Tale of Two Congos

By CCCAdmin24th March 2020August 13th, 2020Regions
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There is a tale of two Congo’s waiting to be told…

What many do not realise, is that there are in fact two Congo’s. Each with its own heritage, culture, rich natural kingdom and sense of place in time.

The history of these two unique countries runs deep with stories about hundreds of different tribes, explorers, tragedy, victory and the natural kingdom which has been present through it all.

Odzala Discovery Camps is found in the north-west of the Republic of the Congo in Odzala-Kokoua National Park. Here, we have a private airstrip and 3 immersive camps, in balance with our environment.

Our guests arrive in Brazzaville, our capital city, at Maya Maya Airport, which sits across the river from Kinshasa, the capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have put together some commonly asked differences to make it easier…

A TALE OF TWO CONGOS

Frequently asked Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Known as Congo – Brazzaville Zaire
Former Colony of France Belgium
Capital City Brazzaville Kinshasa
Main Language French
The people are known as Congolese
Physical size of the country 341 500 km2 2 267 050 km2
Population size in 2017 5 261 000 81 340 000
Borders with Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Gabon South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola & Republic of the Congo
Safety rating in the World on ‘Safe Around’ 75 153
Local Currency Central African Franc XAF/CFA Congolais Franc – CDF
Number of National Parks 5 covering 9% of the country 9 covering 4% of the country
Type of Gorillas found here Western Lowland Mountain & Eastern Lowland

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