# Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

sovereign state, country| Year dem found am | 1960  |
| Official name | Repubilika ya Kongo, Republíki ya Kongó, République du Congo, Republic of the Congo, 刚果共和国  |
| Native label | République du Congo, Repubilika ya Kongo, Republíki ya Kongó  |
| Short name | Congo  |
| IPA transcription | rɛpʉˈblɪkən ˈkɔŋɡu  |
| Dem name after | Congo River  |
| Official language | French  |
| Anthem | La Congolaise  |
| Culture | culture of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Motto text | Unité, Travail, Progrès, Unity, Work, Progress, Единство, труд, прогрес, Undeb, Gwaith, Datblygiad, 团结，劳动，进步  |
| Continent | Africa  |
| Country | Republic of the Congo  |
| Capital | Brazzaville  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Central Africa  |
| Coordinate location | 0°45′0″S 15°23′0″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 3°42′0″N 17°28′48″E  |
| Highest point | Mont Nabemba  |
| Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean  |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary republic  |
| Office held by head of state | President of the Republic of the Congo  |
| State ein head | Denis Sassou Nguesso  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Government ein head | Anatole Collinet Makosso  |
| Executive body | Makosso government  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Central bank | Bank of Central African States  |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc  |
| Twinned administrative body | Seto  |
| Dey share bother plus | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Europlug, Type E  |
| Dey follow | People's Republic of the Congo  |
| Dey replace | People's Republic of the Congo  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Hashtag | RepublicoftheCongo  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .cg  |
| Flag | flag of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Get characteristic | not-free country  |
| History of topic | history of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Economy of topic | economy of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of the Republic of the Congo  |
| Mobile country code | 629  |
| Country calling code | +242  |
| Emergency phone number | 117, 118  |
| Licence plate code | RCB  |
| Maritime identification digits | 615  |
| Unicode character | 🇨🇬  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of the Republic of the Congo  |

De **Republic of the Congo**, dem sanso know am as **Congo-Brazzaville**, de **Congo Republic** anaa simply de **Congo**, be a country wey dey locate for de western coast of Central Africa to de west of de Congo River. Ebe bordered to de west by Gabon, to de northwest by Cameroon, to de northeast by de Central African Republic, to de southeast by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, to de south by de Angolan exclave of Cabinda, den to de southwest by de Atlantic Ocean.

De Republic of the Congo be a member of de African Union, de United Nations, La Francophonie, de Economic Community of Central African States, den de Non-Aligned Movement. Ebe de fourth-largest oil producer insyd de Gulf of Guinea, wey dey provide de country a degree of prosperity, plus political den economic instability insyd sam areas den unequal distribution of oil revenue nationwide. Ein economy be dependent for de oil sector wey na economic growth slow since de post-2015 drop insyd oil prices.

Christianity be de most widely professed faith insyd de country. According to de 2024 rendition of de World Happiness Report, na dem rank de Republic of the Congo 89th among 140 nations.

## Government den politics

### Administrative divisions

Map of de Republic of the Congo wey dey exhibit ein 12 departments
Dem divide am into 12 *départements* (departments). Dem divide de departments into communes den districts. Dese are:

* Bouenza
* Brazzaville
* Cuvette
* Cuvette-Ouest
* Kouilou
* Lékoumou
* Likouala
* Niari
* Plateaux
* Pointe-Noire
* Pool
* Sangha

## Demographics

### Largest cities

|
Largest cities anaa towns insyd Republic of the Congo (2023 census)
City Population: CONGO (REP.) |
| --- |
| Rank |  | Department | Pop. |  |
| 1 | Brazzaville | Brazzaville | 2,138,236 |
| 2 | Pointe-Noire | Pointe-Noire | 1,398,812 |
| 3 | Dolisie | Niari | 178,172 |
| 4 | Nkayi | Bouenza | 104,083 |
| 5 | Ouésso | Sangha | 75,095 |
| 6 | Kintélé | Pool | 71,629 |
| 7 | Oyo | Cuvette | 63,598 |
| 8 | Bétou | Likouala | 59,563 |
| 9 | Gamboma | Plateaux | 52,652 |
| 10 | Owando | Cuvette | 48,642 |

### Languages

Ethnologue dey recognize 62 spoken languages insyd de country. De Kongo be de largest ethnic group wey dem dey form roughly half of de population. De most significant subgroups of de Kongo be Laari, insyd Brazzaville den Pool regions, den de Vili, around Pointe-Noire den along de Atlantic coast. De second largest group be de Teke, wey dey live to de north of Brazzaville, plus 16.9% of de population. Mbochi dey live insyd de north, east den insyd Brazzaville den dey form 13.1% of de population. Pygmies dey make up 2% of Congo ein population.

## Read further

* Petringa, Maria (2006). *Brazza, A Life for Africa*. ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0.

**Government Presidency of the Republic Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine (insyd French)
* Chief of State and Cabinet Members Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

**General Country Profile from BBC News
* Republic of the Congo from *UCB Libraries GovPubs*
* Wikimedia Atlas of the Republic of the Congo

**Tourism Republic of the Congo travel guide from Wikivoyage