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U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Congolese Relations PEOPLEFirst inhabited by Pygmies, Congo was later settled by Bantu…
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GabonGabongäbôNˈ [key], officially Gabonese Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,930,000), 103,346 sq mi (267,667 sq km), W central Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in…
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