Republic of the Congo

About Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo is a country in Central Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of the Congo. In Arabic, the name is written جمهورية الكونغو, and the capital برازافيل. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of the Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville. The Republic of the Congo has 3 official languages: French, Kikongo, and Lingala. Its currency is the Central African CFA Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr⁩ and the international code XAF. 5 other countries use the same currency, including Chad, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon.

The Republic of the Congo covers about 342,000 square kilometres, which puts it 64th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 5 countries: the DR Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and Gabon. The largest of these neighbours by area is the DR Congo. Other countries in Central Africa include Chad, South Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Republic of the Congo with the other countries of the same region.