Republic of the Congo
Basic Information
Official name: Republic of the Congo
Native name: République du Congo
Population: 6,142,180
Area: 342,000 km²
Region: Africa
Sub Region: Middle Africa
Capital: Brazzaville
Coordinates: -1°, 15°
Landlocked: No
Political & Administrative
UN Member: Yes
Independent: Yes
Status: officially-assigned
ISO Code (Alpha-2): CG
ISO Code (Alpha-3): COG
Olympic Code: CGO
FIFA Code: CGO
Top level domain: .cg
Start of week: monday
Currencies
Central African CFA franc (Fr) - XAF
Languages
French (fra)Kikongo (kon)Lingala (lin)
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Continents
Africa
Demonyms
eng: Congolese/Congolesefra: Congolais/Congolaise
GINI Index
2011: 48.9
Driving
Side: rightSign: RCB
International Dialing
+242
Coat of Arms
Border Countries: