Population
6.2M
Unitary Semi-presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,144
in 2031
Passport power
#173
20 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
6
Top: Pointe-Noire
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of the Congo
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Continent
- Africa / Middle Africa
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Population
- 6.2M
- Density
- 18.0/km²
- Government
- Unitary Semi-presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .cg
- Calling code
- +242
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #173 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 20
- Total accessible
- 46
Culture and society
- Languages
- French (français), Kikongo, Lingala (Lingála)
- Religions
- Christianity 87.1%, No religion 8.0%, Traditional faiths 2.7%, Islam 1.2%
- Currencies
- Fr XAF — Central African CFA franc
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.649
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $9,144
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.0 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 47.3%
- Gini index (2011)
- 48.9
- Inflation (2031)
- 3.0%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 19.9%
- Urban population (2025)
- 64.1%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 4.5/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 40.3 µg/m³
- Political stability (2023)
- 47th pct
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.42