nPosted on February 8, 2020
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| The Republic of Congo is much, much smaller than the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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nIn the African nation of the Republic of the Congo (aka Congo-Brazzaville or the Congo Republic – not to be confused with its neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo!), this holiday is a chance for adults to focus on youth. Special concerts, cultural events, and workshops are held. Some youth organizations have service projects; young people do important things like clean streets, maintain parks, or do some other work needed by the community.
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nDid you know…?
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nLarge areas of the nation of Congo-Brazzaville are jungle and are totally uninhabited.
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| The blackest areas at night, in Africa tend to be deserts and jungles. Can you almost make out the entire outline of the Republic of Congo as one of the very darkest areas? |
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nAbout 70% of the the total population live in just a few urban areas.
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nThat means that Congo-Brazzaville is one of the less densely populated African nations – as well as being one of the most urbanized African nations.
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nWe talk about a country’s population density by pretending as if all the people were spread out evenly over the entire nation. The most densely populated African nation is the island nation of Mauritius; there are more than 1,600 people per square mile! The least populated nation, Namibia, has a lot of desert and NOT a lot of people; there are fewer than 7 people per square mile!
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| The darker the color, the more people per square mile. |
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nCongo-Brazzaville’s density is almost 13 people per square mile.
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nAlso on this date:
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nChemist Bernard Courtois’s birthday
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nScientist Daniel Bernoulli’s birthday
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nXerox inventor Chester Carlson’s birthday
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nCulture Day in Slovenia
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nBoy Scout Day
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nnAnniversary of “astronaut mutineers” returning to Earth
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nLantern Festival
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