🇨🇬
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo is a country in Middle Africa with its capital in Brazzaville.
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
- Population
- 6.1 million
- Languages
- French, Kikongo, Lingala
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (Fr)
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Borders
- 🇦🇴 Angola 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇬🇦 Gabon
💡 Brazzaville sits across the river from Kinshasa — closest pair of capitals on Earth.
About the flag
First adopted in 1959, it was replaced by a red communist-style flag during the People’s Republic period and restored in 1991.
How to spot it: Split diagonally: green triangle top-left, yellow band across, red triangle bottom-right, with no emblem.
Often confused with: 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇹🇿 Tanzania