The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic, or simply Congo or the Congo, is located west of the Congo River on the western coast of Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon to the west, Cameroon to the northwest, the Central African Republic to the northeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southeast, the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.