Middle Africa
Flag of Republic of the Congo
A rainforest republic straddling the mighty Congo River.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #009030 32%
- #d81818 32%
- #f0d848 32%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Republic of the Congo in numbers
| Official name | Republic of the Congo |
|---|---|
| Capital | Brazzaville |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa |
| Population | 5,518,092 |
| Area | 342,000 km² · 16 people per km² |
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) |
| Languages | French |
| Country codes | CG · COG · .cg |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Republic of the Congo is covered largely by dense tropical rainforest, part of the Congo Basin, the world's second-largest rainforest after the Amazon.
- Its Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park protects pristine forest that is a haven for western lowland gorillas and forest elephants.
- The country sits on the Equator and is named after the Congo River, the deepest river in the world.
Did you know
Its capital, Brazzaville, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River, making the two of them among the closest pair of capital cities of different countries in the world.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.