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🇨🇬 Congo

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3COG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2CG
UN M49 numeric178
IOC codeCGO
Official nameRepublic of the Congo
Native name(s)fra: official: République du Congo; common: République du Congo; kon: official: Repubilika ya Kongo; common: Repubilika ya Kongo; lin: official: Republíki ya Kongó; common: Republíki ya Kongó
Alt spellingsCG, Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionMiddle Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalBrazzaville
Area (km²)342,000
Lat / Lng-1.0000, 15.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)AGO, CMR, CAF, COD, GAB
Top-level domain.cg
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 42

Demographics

Population (World Bank)6,484,437 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)66.001 (2024)
Languagesfra: French; kon: Kikongo; lin: Lingala
Demonymseng: f: Congolese; m: Congolese; fra: f: Congolaise; m: Congolais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)16,306,633,778.765 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)2,514.734 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)19.876 (2025)
CurrenciesXAF: name: Central African CFA franc; symbol: Fr

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950835,261
1951853,635
1952872,682
1953892,466
1954913,017
1955934,432
1956956,823
1957980,198
19581,004,628
19591,030,155
19601,056,732
19611,084,389
19621,113,175
19631,143,263
19641,174,816
19651,207,880
19661,242,534
19671,278,691
19681,316,519
19691,356,182
19701,397,638
19711,441,039
19721,486,468
19731,533,680
19741,582,301
19751,627,032
19761,667,225
19771,707,568
19781,748,089
19791,788,524
19801,828,985
19811,869,759
19821,910,430
19831,950,321
19841,999,528
19852,059,311
19862,120,602
19872,183,473
19882,247,653
19892,313,558
19902,380,560
19912,449,229
19922,519,465
19932,595,124
19942,673,144
19952,749,461
19962,826,785
19972,887,862
19982,952,061
19993,032,874
20003,151,345
20013,272,537
20023,350,771
20033,445,753
20043,565,554
20053,696,393
20063,837,409
20073,980,430
20084,113,517
20094,281,219
20104,462,290
20114,609,724
20124,740,450
20134,857,099
20144,975,880
20155,097,581
20165,222,536
20175,351,011
20185,483,118
20195,616,661
20205,752,791
20215,892,183
20226,035,104
20236,182,885

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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      "official": "جمهورية الكونغو",
      "common": "جمهورية الكونغو"
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      "official": "Repubblica del Congo",
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      "official": "コンゴ共和国",
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      "official": "콩고",
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      "official": "Republiek Congo",
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      "official": "جمهوری برازاویل کُنگو",
      "common": "جمهوری کُنگو"
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      "common": "Kongo Cumhuriyeti"
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    "urd": {
      "official": "جمہوریہ کانگو",
      "common": "جمہوریہ کانگو"
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      "official": "刚果共和国",
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        "official": "جمهورية الكونغو",
        "common": "جمهورية الكونغو"
      },
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        "official": "Republik Kongo",
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        "common": "جمهوری کُنگو"
      },
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        "common": "Kongo"
      },
      "por": {
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      },
      "rus": {
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        "common": "Республика Конго"
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}