Congo
Republic of the Congo
Congo sits in Middle Africa and uses XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
6.2M
Area
342K km2
Population
6.2M
6,228,784 people
Area
342K km2
342,000 square kilometers
Density
18/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Brazzaville
-4.25, 15.28
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Congo, officially listed here as Republic of the Congo, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Congo, CG, COG, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Congo is grouped under Africa, more specifically Middle Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 6,228,784 people and a land area of 342,000 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 18 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -1, 15, while the capital coordinate reference is -4.25, 15.28. Congo shares listed land borders with AGO, CMR, CAF, COD, GAB, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Brazzaville (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Tchibota, Dolisie and Oyo. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Congo, capital of Congo, and major urban areas in Congo. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic under a dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Congo uses calling code +242, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists XAF - Central African CFA franc (Fr), while language records include French, Kongo and Lingala. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as RCB. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 48.9 for 2011.
How to use this profile
This Congo profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CG / COG
Top-level domains
.cg
Continents
Africa
Border countries
AGO, CMR, CAF, COD, GAB
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
RCB
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Congo is represented by the CG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Brazzaville
Brazzaville
2,813,480
primary
#2
Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire
1,420,612
admin
#3
Tchibota
Kouilou
262,931
City
#4
Dolisie
Niari
117,920
admin
#5
Oyo
Cuvette
63,598
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic under a dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+242
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
French, Kongo, Lingala
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
48.9
2011