Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Capital Brazzaville
342,000 km² · 6,484,437 people (2025) · Central African CFA franc
Around two-thirds of the country is rainforest, and much of the north sits on the Cuvette Centrale peatland — the largest tropical peat complex known, holding roughly thirty billion tonnes of carbon. The Congo River forms much of its eastern edge.
The facts
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Area
- 342,000 km² — 132,047 sq mi
- Population
- 6,484,437 (2025)
- Density
- 19.0 people per km²
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF, Fr)
- Official languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +242
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- CG · COG
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 64 of 200
- By population
- 111 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 377,915 | 123,366,734 |
| Germany | 357,022 | 83,491,249 |
| Republic of the Congo ← | 342,000 | 6,484,437 |
| Finland | 338,145 | 5,646,436 |
| Vietnam | 331,210 | 101,598,527 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Republic of the Congo?
- Brazzaville
- What currency does Republic of the Congo use?
- The Central African CFA franc (XAF).
- How big is Republic of the Congo?
- 342,000 km², or 132,047 square miles — 64 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Republic of the Congo drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)