🚩 Flag of Congo • live waving render
Africa — Middle Africa
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇨🇬 Congo
Republic of the Congo
aka République du Congo — endonym
6.1M
Population
World #112
342,000 km²
Land Area
World #66
$15.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #138
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Did You Know?
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Congo is the world's #112 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #66 globally by land area — covering about 0.23% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #138 worldwide with a GDP of $15.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 18 people per km² — world rank #210.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Brazzaville
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Phone Code
+242
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Internet TLD
.cg
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Nationality
Congolese
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
CG / COG / 178
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Coordinates
-1.00°, 15.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$15.3 billion USD
World rank #138 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,488
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
18 /km²
World density rank #210
Fr
Central African CFA franc
XAF • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
6,142,180
World rank #112 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
French • Kikongo • Lingala
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Demonym
Congolese
What its people are called
🗣️ French
🗣️ Kikongo
🗣️ Lingala
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
342,000 km²
0.23% of Earth's landmass • World #66
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Land Borders
5 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+01:00
Africa/Brazzaville
WAT — West Africa Time
“Congo” Around the World
ara
جمهورية الكونغو
bre
Kongo-Brazzaville
Republik Kongo
ces
Kongo
Konžská republika
deu
Kongo
Republik Kongo
est
Kongo Vabariik
fin
Kongo-Brazzaville
Kongon tasavalta
fra
Congo
République du Congo
hrv
Kongo
Republika Kongo
hun
Kongói Köztársaság
ita
Congo
Repubblica del Congo
jpn
コンゴ共和国
kor
콩고
nld
Congo
Republiek Congo
per
جمهوری کُنگو
جمهوری برازاویل کُنگو
pol
Kongo
Republika Konga
por
Congo
República do Congo
rus
Республика Конго
slk
Kongo
Konžská republika
spa
Congo
República del Congo
srp
Kongo, Republika
Republika Kongo
swe
Kongo-Brazzaville
Republiken Kongo
tur
Kongo Cumhuriyeti
urd
جمہوریہ کانگو
zho
刚果
刚果共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CG
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ISO Alpha-3
COG
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
178
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q971
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Also Spelled As
CG • Congo • Congo-Brazzaville
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