africa • COG
Republic of the Congo
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1° S / 15° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Population
- 6,332,961 2024
- Area
- 342,000 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- French, Kikongo, Lingala
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa. It is commonly referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish itself from its giant neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-03. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Calling code
- +242
- Internet domain
- .cg
- Land border codes
- AGO, CMR, CAF, COD, GAB
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .cg. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.