Republic of the Congo

An Independent Nation and a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Republic of the Congo
Demonym:
Congolese, Congolaise
Capital:
Brazzaville
Continent:
Africa
Sub Region:
Middle Africa
Surface Area:
342,000 km²
Population:
5,657,000
Language:
French, Kikongo, Lingala
Currency:
Central African CFA franc (Fr)
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Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
CG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
COG
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
178
ISO 4217 currency:
XAF
IOC:
CGO
FIFA:
CGO
Domain:
.cg
Calling:
+242

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:جمهورية الكونفو
Official:جمهورية الكونغو

(bre)

Common:Kongo-Brazzaville
Official:Republik Kongo

Czech (ces)

Common:Kongo
Official:Konžská republika

(cym)

Common:Gweriniaeth y Congo
Official:Gweriniaeth y Congo

German (deu)

Common:Kongo
Official:Republik Kongo

Estonian (est)

Common:Kongo Vabariik
Official:Kongo Vabariik

Finnish (fin)

Common:Kongo-Brazzaville
Official:Kongon tasavalta

French (fra)

Common:Congo
Official:République du Congo

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Kongo
Official:Republika Kongo

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Kongói Köztársaság
Official:Kongói Köztársaság

Italian (ita)

Common:Congo
Official:Repubblica del Congo

Japanese (jpn)

Common:コンゴ共和国
Official:コンゴ共和国

Korean (kor)

Common:콩고
Official:콩고

Dutch (nld)

Common:Congo
Official:Republiek Congo

(per)

Common:جمهوری کُنگو
Official:جمهوری برازاویل کُنگو

Polish (pol)

Common:Kongo
Official:Republika Konga

Portuguese (por)

Common:Congo
Official:República do Congo

Russian (rus)

Common:Республика Конго
Official:Республика Конго

Slovak (slk)

Common:Kongo
Official:Konžská republika

Spanish (spa)

Common:Congo
Official:República del Congo

Serbian (srp)

Common:Конго
Official:Република Конго

Swedish (swe)

Common:Kongo-Brazzaville
Official:Republiken Kongo

Turkish (tur)

Common:Kongo Cumhuriyeti
Official:Kongo Cumhuriyeti

Urdu (urd)

Common:جمہوریہ کانگو
Official:جمہوریہ کانگو

Chinese (zho)

Common:刚果
Official:刚果共和国

Neighbouring Countries

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon

Latitude And Longitude

-1, 15

Timezones

UTC+01:00

Car Information

Driving Side:
right
Driving Sign:
RCB

Popular Names

CG, Congo, Congo-Brazzaville