Brazzaville (Congo)

Santhosh Kumar 27/10/2023

Brazzaville (Congo) upsc mind map
Context:
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs visit
Representation: India
Event: Second Summit of three basins
Location: Brazzaville
Capital of Republic of Congo
Three basins
Congo basin
Spans six countries
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Amazon Basin
Spans nine South American countries
Borneo-Mekong-Southeast Asia Basin
Significance of three basins
Account for 80% world's tropical forests
Represent 2/3 earth's biodiversity
Republic of the Congo details
Different from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Alias: Congo-Brazzaville
Features: Central African nation
Rainforest reserves for gorillas
Capital city: Brazzaville
Across Congo River from Kinshasa
Capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo

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