- Official name
- Republic of the Congo République du Congo · French
2 more names
Repubilika ya Kongo · KikongoRepublíki ya Kongó · Lingala - Capital
- Brazzaville
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 5.2 million
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Neighbours
- Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon
- Internet / phone
- .cg · +242
Where it is
Notable facts
- The Republic of the Congo is about 65% rainforest and part of the Congo Basin.
- Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park protects some of the least-disturbed forest in Central Africa.
- Brazzaville and Kinshasa face each other across the Congo River — the closest pair of capital cities in the world after Rome and Vatican City.
- The Congolese rumba music tradition, shared with DR Congo, is UNESCO-recognised.
World Heritage 2 sites
National dish
Poulet moambé Chicken in palm-nut sauce, eaten with cassava leaves and fufu.