Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:03 PM

SERIAL · 178Africa

Republic of the Congo

CapitalBrazzaville

CurrencyXAF · Central African CFA franc

LanguageFrench

Area342,000 km²

Since1960

ISOCOG · CG

Population

6.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Africa

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 Congo, to the south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda, and to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia — Republic of the CongoCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27

— FACTS —

Capital: Brazzaville
Currency: Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Official language: French
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +242
Licence plate code: RCB
Top-level domain: .cg
Independence / founding: 1960
Highest point: Mont Nabemba (1,020 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: La Congolaise

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

64.1%% of land area

#20 of 2132023

202% of world average

Forest area

219,010km²

#28 of 2132023

116% of world average

Agricultural land

31.2%% of land area

#123 of 2092023

84% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

1.6%% of land area

#177 of 2062023

12% of world average

Land area

342,000km²

#65 of 2152023

52% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

6.5Mpeople

#110 of 2162025

17% of world average

Population growth

2.4%% per year

#31 of 2162025

240% of world average

Population density

18people per km²

#190 of 2152023

4% of world average

People living in cities

64.1%% of population

#110 of 2162025

101% of world average

Urban population growth

2.7%% per year

#52 of 2162025

179% of world average

People living rurally

35.9%% of population

#107 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population aged 0-14

39.9%% of population

#26 of 2162025

159% of world average

Population aged 15-64

57.0%% of population

#191 of 2162025

89% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.1%% of population

#193 of 2162025

28% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

75.5%% of working-age population

#26 of 2162025

131% of world average

Female population

50.0%% of population

#141 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

4births per woman

#24 of 2162024

175% of world average

Birth rate

30.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#28 of 2162024

177% of world average

Death rate

6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#148 of 2162024

81% of world average

Net migration

-2,999people (5-year total)

#127 of 2162025

-2724% of world average

Migrants living in the country

6.1%% of population

#104 of 2152024

46% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$758.6Mcurrent US$

#148 of 1772024

1% of world average

External debt

$6.73Bcurrent US$

#44 of 1212024

9% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

490-100

not enough data to rank2011

137% of world average

People below the poverty line

39.2%% of population

not enough data to rank2011

306% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

37.9%%

not enough data to rank2011

136% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

1.6%%

not enough data to rank2011

57% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$44.0Mcurrent US$

#168 of 1862021

1% of world average

Foreign aid received

2.7%% of GNI

#65 of 1372023

46% of world average

Exchange rate

582local currency per US$

#35 of 2112025

40% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

10.1%% of GDP

#70 of 1992025

101% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

35.6%% of GDP

#30 of 2022025

146% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

12.9%% of GDP

#67 of 1952020

117% of world average

Services' share of the economy

54.3%% of GDP

#127 of 2022025

94% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— TRADE —

Exports

48.0%% of GDP

#57 of 1872025

111% of world average

Imports

43.6%% of GDP

#95 of 1872025

88% of world average

Trade balance

4.4%% of GDP

#44 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

94.4%% of GDP

#33 of 2052025

146% of world average

Goods exported

$7.50Bcurrent US$

#115 of 2072025

6% of world average

Goods imported

$7.90Bcurrent US$

#126 of 2072025

6% of world average

Services exported

$240.0Mcurrent US$

#166 of 1912021

0% of world average

Services imported

$1.71Bcurrent US$

#129 of 1912021

4% of world average

Goods and services exported

$7.75Bcurrent US$

#121 of 1912021

4% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$4.49Bcurrent US$

#146 of 1912021

3% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.2%% of manufactured exports

#115 of 1792023

26% of world average

Terms of trade

108index

#77 of 2062024

102% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

66.0 yrsyears

#187 of 2162024

89% of world average

Life expectancy, women

67.7 yrsyears

#189 of 2162024

88% of world average

Life expectancy, men

64.3 yrsyears

#177 of 2162024

90% of world average

Infant deaths

27.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#143 of 1962024

146% of world average

Deaths under age 5

39.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#157 of 1962024

162% of world average

Maternal deaths

241per 100,000 live births

#165 of 1942023

208% of world average

Health spending

3.3%% of GDP

#173 of 1932023

48% of world average

Health spending per person

$76current US$

#158 of 1932023

5% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— WORK —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— CONNECTED —

Money earned from tourism

$42.9Mcurrent US$

#158 of 1752016

1% of world average

17 of 18 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#74 of 2032024

30% of world average

Carbon emissions

8Mt CO2

#89 of 2032024

5% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

25Mt CO2-equivalent

#91 of 2032024

10% of world average

Protected land

36.6%% of land area

#25 of 2132025

194% of world average

Protected coastal waters

14.1%% of territorial waters

#41 of 1742025

136% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

0.0%% of internal resources

#1 of 1772022

0% of world average

Renewable water available per person

36,785m³ per person

#16 of 1832022

260% of world average

Renewable energy use

71.4%% of final energy consumption

#27 of 2122021

246% of world average

Electricity from renewables

31.7%% of total

#88 of 2062021

92% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

77.5%% of total

#120 of 2092022

130% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#68 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-347.4%% of energy use

#138 of 1432022

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.2%% of GDP

#106 of 1562024

53% of world average

Military spending

$182.0Mcurrent US$

#127 of 1602024

1% of world average

Military spending

5.4%% of government spending

#74 of 1532024

73% of world average

Armed forces personnel

12,000people

#125 of 1702020

7% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#106 of 1682020

44% of world average

Tax revenue

6.5%% of GDP

#143 of 1492021

39% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Republic of the Congo.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Republic of the Congo.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

La CongolaiseAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Brazzaville · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Landmarks

Odzala National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sangha TrinationalImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Denis Sassou-NguessoPresident of the Republic of the Congo (1979–1992; 1997–present)

Jo-Wilfried TsongaFrench tennis player

Serge IbakaCongolese-Spanish basketball player

Pascal LissoubaFirst President of the Republic of the Congo (1931–2020)

GaitanaUkrainian singer

Marien NgouabiPresident of Congo-Brazzaville from 1969 to 1977

Alain MabanckouCongolese writer (born 1966)

Fulbert YoulouPresident of the Republic of the Congo (1917-1972)

Yann M'VilaFrench association football player (born 1990)

Beniamino StellaItalian Roman-Catholic archbishop and cardinal

Alphonse Massamba-DébatCongolese politician (1921-1977)

History

1960Republic of the Congo — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.5M2025

GDP$16.31B2025

GDP per person$2,5152025