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Congo Republic, Africa

This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.

Congo Republic is a Oil-producing Central-African state modernising Pointe-Noire deep-water port, preserving Congo Basin rainforest, and rolling out fibre and hydropower for regional trade.
Congo Republic in one word would be “Rainforest,” meaning dense canopy.

Congo Republic Flag

Flag of Congo Republic

Congo Republic armorial

armorial of Congo Republic

Congo Republic is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Middle Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about Congo Republic

The capital city of Congo Republic is Brazzaville.

Congo Republic is located in Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle Africa
Africa Continent
Member of OPEC since 2018
Congo Republic has a population of 6,182,885 inhabitants
within a total area of 342,000 Km2
(212,509 sq mi)
(2023 UN data)
Human Development Index (HDI) Congo Republic HDI ranks in position nº 138 worldwide
HDI of 0.649 (0.4 to 1)
(2023 data from UNDP)
Congo Republic’s passport allows visa-free entry to 50 countries
Congo Republic passport ranks 88th in the world
(2025 HP Index data)
Congo Republic GDP per capita is $2,356 USD
(2025 estimated data from IMF)
Congo Republic ’s LGBTI legal status Same-sex sexual acts are Legal
(2025 ILGA data)
Neighbouring countriesCentral African Republic, Gabon, Congo Democratic Republic, Cameroon, Angola.
Congo Republic Climatetropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionAwakening Churches/Christian Revival,
Currency name & code Franc (XAF)
Internet ccTLD.cg
Congo Republic calling code+242

Congo Republic administrative divisions

12 departments (departments)

  1. Bouenza,
  2. Brazzaville,
  3. Cuvette,
  4. Cuvette-Ouest,
  5. Kouilou,
  6. Lekoumou,
  7. Likouala,
  8. Niari,
  9. Plateaux,
  10. Pointe-Noire,
  11. Pool,
  12. Sangha

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