TITLE I. OF THE STATE AND OF SOVEREIGNTY
Article 1
The Republic of the Congo is a State of Law, sovereign, unitary and indivisible, decentralized, secular, and democratic.
Its capital is Brazzaville.
Article 2
The principle of the Republic is: Government of the people, by the people and for the people.
Article 3
The national emblem is the tricolor flag, [of] green, yellow, [and] red.
Of rectangular form, it is composed of two right-angled triangles of green and red color, separated by a yellow band in diagonal, the green being on the side of the pole [hampe].
The law specifies the dimensions, the tones of the colors and the other details of the flag.
Article 4
The national anthem is “La Congolaise [the Congolese]”.
The motto of the Republic is “Unité, Travail, Progrès [Unity, Work, Progress]”.
The seal of the State and the coat-of-arms of the Republic are determined by the law.
The official language is French.
The national vehicular languages [langues véhiculaires/lingua franca] are Lingala and Kituba.
Article 5
The national sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it by means of universal suffrage, by their elected representatives or by way of referendum. No fraction of the people one fraction of the people, no body of the State or no individual may arrogate its exercise.
Article 6
Suffrage is universal, direct or indirect, free, equal and secret.
All Congolese being already eighteen (18) years of age and enjoying their civil and political rights are electors within the conditions established by the law.
Article 7
The Republic of Congo consecrates [consacre] political pluralism.
