Worth knowing
Congo
Estimates from the 1980s had put the whole world's western lowland gorillas below 100,000, and scientists feared half had since been lost. Then came the count in northern Congo.
Where its story happens
Brazzaville, at 4.27°S, 15.27°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about Congo
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the hard countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's Congo, the smaller of the two Congos, capital Brazzaville, between Gabon and DR Congo. See Congo on a map.
- Its capital is Brazzaville, facing Kinshasa, and it shares its name with the river between them.
- Its capital looks across a wide river at another country's capital on the opposite bank.
- In 2008 a census found more than 125,000 gorillas in its northern forests, far more than anyone expected.
- During the Second World War, this country's capital served as the capital of Free France.