Republic of Congo

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UN formal name: Congo

Republic of Congo is a sovereign state in Middle Africa, Africa. It covers 342,000 km² and has a population of approximately 6,142,180. Its official language is French and its currency is the Central African CFA franc (Fr).

Quick facts

Capital: Brazzaville
Population: 6,142,180
Area: 342,000 km²
Currency: Central African CFA franc (Fr)
Languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala
Calling code: +242
TLD: .cg
Driving side: Right
Landlocked: No
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+01:00
Native name: République du Congo

Bordering countries

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

DR Congo

Gabon

Appears in 31 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#20	64.13
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#28	219,010km²
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#50	1,646years
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#97	106.13
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#99	105.92
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#122	550,000
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#123	31.19
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#152	30358.59
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#164	877.7
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#177	1.61

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#32	30.70
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#43	2953969.96
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#57	44.90
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#58	6.30
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#69	728956483.6
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#73	745,476,000
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#78	6728317971.4
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#113	10.64

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#140	15.7in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#137	50
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#161	61.34
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#174	23.85
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#179	38.87
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#181	29.17
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#206	30

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#62	342,000km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#138	169kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#31	0.02
Countries by population	#111	6.48
Countries by population density	#208	17.67
Countries by median age	#210	18.31

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