Republic of the Congo β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Republic of the Congo covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Republic of the Congo
The capital of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. It has a population of approximately 6.1M. The country covers an area of 342,000 kmΒ². It is located in Middle Africa.
Geography
Republic of the Congo is a country in Middle Africa, part of the Africa region. It covers an area of approximately 342,000 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Republic of the Congo has a population of approximately 6,142,180 people. Population density is around 18.0 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include French, Kikongo, and Lingala, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Congolese.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Republic of the Congo reports a nominal GDP of about $15.7 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 25.5% of GDP in 2010. The official currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF, symbol Fr). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 563.96 XAF.
Culture & Time
Republic of the Congo operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.cg.
Government & Status
The capital of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +242. Its FIFA country code is CGO, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CG.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.