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🇨🇬Congo

République du Congo

Africa · Middle AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOCG · COG · 178
LAT,LNG-1.00, 15.00
TEL+242

Congo is a sovereign country in Middle Africa, Africa. Its capital is Brazzaville. It has a population of about 5,518,092 across 342,000 km² — roughly 16 people per km². The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF Fr). Official languages are French and Lingala. Its ISO 3166 codes are CG, COG, 178, and the international calling code is +242.

Capital
Brazzaville
#117
Population
5,518,092
#66
Area
342,000 km²
#212
Density
16 /km²

Key facts about Congo

GET/alpha/CG
Calling code
+242
Currencies
XAF Fr
Languages
FrenchLingala
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Demonym
Congolese
Top-level domain
.cg
ISO codes
CG · COG · 178
Coordinates
-1.00, 15.00
Capital
Brazzaville

Other names for Congo

Congo-BrazzavilleKongoコンゴ共和国

Largest cities in Congo (12)

GET/cities?country=CG

Countries bordering Congo (5)

GET/borders/congo

Frequently asked questions about Congo

What is the capital of Congo?

The capital of Congo is Brazzaville.

What is the population of Congo?

Congo has a population of about 5,518,092, the 117th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Congo?

Congo uses the Central African CFA franc (XAF, symbol Fr).

What languages are spoken in Congo?

The main languages of Congo are French and Lingala.

What is the calling code for Congo?

The international dialing code for Congo is +242.

Which countries border Congo?

Congo shares land borders with Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), and Gabon.

Query Congo from the API

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This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/CG
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/COG
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/178
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/CGO
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/congo
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=CG
Largest cities in CongoDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/congo
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-1&lng=15
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Middle%20Africa
Countries in Middle AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/XAF
Countries using the Central African CFA francDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/fr
Countries that speak FrenchDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/242
Countries with calling code +242Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B01%3A00
Countries in UTC+01:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/cg
Countries on the .cg domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Congolese
Countries whose people are "Congolese"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Brazzaville
Find a country by capital (Brazzaville)Docs
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