Brazzaville is the capital city of the Republic of the Congo. It is situated on theCongo River, across from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has a population of around 1 million people. It is the centre of the country's administration and commerce. The river port forms the terminus of the Congo-Ocean transport system, with steamer service to the upper reaches of the Congo River and a railroad to Pointe-Noire on the Atlantic coast 390 kilometres west. Almost half of the shipping involved is transit trade for other central African countries. Although the port is the focus of a rather extensive industrial and processing area, the primary activity of Brazzaville remains that of an administrative centre.

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