title: Congo
text: 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"
  
  Places
  
  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
  
  Arts and entertainment
  
  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
   , 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 
   
   
   
   
   Conga (disambiguation)
   Congolese (disambiguation)
   King Kong (disambiguation)
   Kongo (disambiguation)
   Kongō (disambiguation)
   Kongolo (disambiguation)
   Congoid, an outdated historical grouping of various people
   Kakongo, former kingdom
  
  Language and nationality disambiguation pages