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Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to the northwest by Cameroon, to the northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the C…

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Calling code
+242
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Demonyms
Congolese · Congo
Ethnic groups
41% Bakongo · 16.9% Bateke · 13.1% Mbochi · 5.6% Sangha · 2% Mbenga Pygmies
GDP (nominal)
2025 estimate
GDP (PPP)
2025 estimate

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Republic of the Congo

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Edges222
Triples188
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008969
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Republic of the Congo

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related to history · 34
Republic of the Congo → Angola, Bantu, Bantu-speaking, BC, By, Congo, Congo Basin, Congo River, Democratic Republic, Gabon, In, It, Kakongo, Kongo, Kundi, Loango, Mbata, Mpangu, Mpemba, Mpemba Kasi
related to Etymology · 24
Republic of the Congo → Bakongo, Bantu, Braccius, Brazzacco, Brazzaville's, Brazzà, Congo, Congo River, Democratic Republic, DR Congo, During, France, French Congo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, It, Italian, Kongo, Latin Brattius, Middle Congo, Moruzzo
related to Languages · 20
Republic of the Congo → Atlantic, Brazzaville, Congo, Congo's, Ethnologue, French, In, Kituba, Kongo, Laari, Lingala, Mbochi, Pointe-Noire, Pool, Pygmies, Republic, Teke, The, The Kongo, Vili
related to Geography · 17
Republic of the Congo → Angola, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo River, Democratic Republic, Equator, Gabon, It, Mayombe, Natural, North Niari, Saharan Africa, To
related to Religion · 17
Republic of the Congo → According, Awakening Churches, Catholic, Catholics, Christian, Christian Revivalism, CIA World Factbook, Congo, Don't, Followers, Islam, No, Other, Protestant, Protestants, Republic, Traditional African
related to External links · 13
Republic of the Congo → BBC NewsRepublic, Cabinet Members Archived, Chief, Congo, December, French, Presidency, Republic, Republic Archived, State, UCB Libraries GovPubsWikimedia Atlas, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineCountry Profile Archived
Ethnic groups · 6
Republic of the Congo → 13.1% Mbochi, 16.9% Bateke, 2% Mbenga Pygmies, 41% Bakongo, 5.6% Sangha, and others
Religion (2020) · 5
Republic of the Congo → 1.0% others, 1.2% Islam, 2.7% traditional faiths, 8.0% no religion, 87.1% Christianity
see also · 5
Republic of the Congo → Congo, CongoOutline, List, Overview, Republic
• Total · 3
Republic of the Congo → $15.281 billion (141st), $42.760 billion (140th), 342,000 km2 (132,000 sq mi) (64th)

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congo republic french sassou government brazzaville country president africa first central became river congolese 000 war nguesso 1997 economic kongo

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Republic of the CongoCalling code+2421.00infobox
Republic of the CongoCapitaland largest cityBrazzaville .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-pu…1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoCurrencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoDemonymsCongolese1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoDemonymsCongo1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groups41% Bakongo1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groups16.9% Bateke1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groups13.1% Mbochi1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groups5.6% Sangha1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groups2% Mbenga Pygmies1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoEthnic groupsand others1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoGDP (nominal)2025 estimate1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoGDP (PPP)2025 estimate1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoGini (2011)40.2 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoGovernmentUnitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian dictatorship1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoHDI (2023)0.649 medium (138th)1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoInternet TLD.cg1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoISO 3166 codeCG1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoLegislatureParliament1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoOfficial languagesFrench1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoRecognised national languagesKituba1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoRecognised national languagesLingala1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoReligion (2020)87.1% Christianity1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoReligion (2020)8.0% no religion1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoReligion (2020)2.7% traditional faiths1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoReligion (2020)1.2% Islam1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoReligion (2020)1.0% others1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoRépublique du Congo (French) .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(in national languages)LingalaRepublíki ya KongóKitubaRepubilika ya Kôngo.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(in national languages)1.00infobox
Republic of the CongoTime zoneUTC+1 (WAT)1.00infobox
Republic of the Congo• 1968 coup4 September 19681.00infobox

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