February 8 – Youth Day in the 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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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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nCongo-Brazzaville’s density is almost 13 people per square mile. 

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nPlan ahead:

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• nFebruary holidays

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• nFebruary birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in February

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• nMarch holidays

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• nMarch birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in March

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