Congo - Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo · République du Congo · Repubilika ya Kongo · Republíki ya Kongó
Congo - Brazzaville (CG, COG) is a country in Middle Africa, with Brazzaville as its capital. The currency is the Central African CFA Franc (XAF, FCFA). The international dialling code is +242; mobile numbers are written like 61234567. The time zone is Africa/Brazzaville. Official language: French.
CurrencyXAFFCFA
Dial code+242e.g. 61234567
Time zoneBrazzavilleUTC+01:00
LanguageFrench
CapitalBrazzaville
Population6.1M342K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of the Congo
- Native name
- République du Congo · Repubilika ya Kongo · Republíki ya Kongó
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- CG
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- COG
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 178
- IOC code
- CGO
- Demonym
- Congolese
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Region
- Africa › Middle Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Middle Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .cg
- Coordinates
- -1, 15
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Population
- 6,097,670
- GDP
- $38.2B ($6.3K per person)
- Literacy
- 83.8%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Central African CFA Franc XAF
- Symbol
- FCFA
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- 1 235 FCFA
Languages
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Brazzaville | UTC+01:00 | none | West Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +242
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 9 digits
- Emergency number
- 117 pattern 11[78]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 22 212 3456 | +242 22 212 3456 | XX XXX XXXX | 9 |
| Mobile | 61234567 | +242 61234567 | XXXXXXXX | 9 |
| Premium rate | 8 0012 3456 | +242 8 0012 3456 | X XXXX XXXX | 9 |
Show the 2 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d)(\d{4})(\d{4}) | 8 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [02] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the French (Congo - Brazzaville) locale (fr-CG), amounts in XAF.
- Number
- 1 234 567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (XAF)
- 1 234 568 FCFA
- Accounting
- (1 234 568 FCFA)
- Currency, name
- 1 234 568 francs CFA (BEAC)
- Compact short
- 1,2 M
- Compact long
- 1,2 million
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilomètres par heure
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vendredi 27 mars 2026
- Date, long
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mars 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mars 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- mars 2026
- Weekday
- vendredi
- Relative time
- hier · dans 3 jours · il y a 2 heures
- List: and
- A, B et C
- List: or
- A, B ou C