The '''Republic of the Congo''' ( , ), also known as '''Congo-Brazzaville''', the '''Congo Republic''' or simply either '''Congo''' or '''the Congo''', is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. The country is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic,  to the southeast by the DR Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. French is the official language of the Republic of the Congo.