Africa · Middle Africa

Republic of the Congo

CapitalBrazzaville

Population6,484,437World Bank 2025

Area342,000 km²

CurrencyXAF — Central African CFA franc

LanguagesFrench, Kikongo, Lingala

Calling code+242

Time zones

GDPUSD 16.31B

GDP per capitaUSD 2.5K

Life expectancy66.0 years

Internet users47.3%

What this means

Republic of the Congo is in Africa (Middle Africa). About 6.48M people live there, or roughly 19.0 people per km². GDP per capita is around USD 2.5K, which helps compare living standards with other countries on YIMHO.

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Neighboring countries

Angola Cameroon Central African Republic DR Congo Gabon

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