Basic facts about Republic of the Congo
| Country name: | Republic of the Congo |
| Capital: | Brazzaville |
| Country code: | 232 |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Currency name: | CFA franc BEAC |
| Independence: | 1960-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from France |
| Total area (km2): | 342,000 |
| Land area (km2): | 341,500 |
| Water area (km2): | 500 |
| Population: | 0 |
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| Official language: | French |
| All languages: | French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba |
| Time zone: | WAT (UTC+1) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +242 |
| Domain: | .cg |