Africa · Middle AfricaCG · +242
Country profile / CG
Congo
Republic of the Congo
Locally: République du Congo · Repubilika ya Kongo · Republíki ya Kongó
Capital
Brazzaville
Region
Africa
ISO
CG
Local time in Congo
live · IANALagos
Africa/Lagos
Reference ledger
CapitalBrazzavilleAdministrative seat
LanguagesFrench, Kikongo, Lingala3 listed
CurrenciesCentral African CFA franc1 listed
Time zonesAfrica/Lagos1 IANA identifier
Area342,000 km²Ranked 66 of 241 by area
Dialing+242International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 73% of places in this atlas.
At 342,000 km², Congo ranks 66 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#66by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code CG is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +242 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Africa/Lagos should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOCG
Borders5
Time zones1