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Republic of the Congo

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People are called
Congolese
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+242
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
6,142,180
Area
342,000 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Languages
French, Lingala, Kituba
Sells
crude petroleum, refined copper, gold, wood
Sells to
China 46%, UAE 23%, India 6%
Land borders
5: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon ...
Drives on the
right
Calling code
+242
Founded
1960
Hemisphere
Southern

WHAT PEOPLE ARE CALLED

Congolese

These are English demonyms for people from Republic of the Congo. A demonym describes a connection to a place; it does not mean everyone shares an ethnicity, language or religion.

Demonym source: mledoze/countries · Download the attributed dataset (ODbL)

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SAME LAND, DIFFERENT WORLDS

Civilizations, flags & standards

Modern borders are a starting point for exploring the past. These cultures and states occupied some of the same land; they were not the same country. Dates describe each civilization or state as a whole, not continuous rule over every place listed.

A sourced civilization and flag trail has not been added for Republic of the Congo yet. No ancient flag is inferred from the modern one.

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Turning points

A curated timeline is not available yet. Explore the country's history and the historical figures below.

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Religion: state & society

An official religion is a legal status. The largest religious group is a population measure. Neither describes every person's beliefs.

Official status and a dated affiliation breakdown have not been checked for this country. The atlas's religion tags are not a population ranking.

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Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Frenchofficial
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Largest cities

Brazzaville  capital 1,982,000
Pointe-Noire 1,032,000
Dolisie 121,000
Nkayi 103,000
Kayes 58,737

Wars and conflicts

Conflicts this country is attached to. Click one to see the others. Each says what kind of claim it is: a principal belligerent is hand-checked against the modern state that succeeded the power that fought, while a recorded participant comes from the bulk import, which does not separate combat from funding, basing, occupation or reconstruction. Neither list is complete, so a country missing from a war may still have taken part — which is why the quiz no longer asks who fought in what.

Form of government

Presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); persistent high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator

Climate zone

Highest point

Landmarks and landscapes

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso President for most of the past 45 years Denis Sassou Nguesso is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997.

Corrected in an AI-assisted review of the imported data (2026-09-22), not yet checked against a named source: languages.