Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo République du Congo (French) Repubilika ya Kôngo (Kituba) Republíki ya Kongó (Lingala)
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Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French) (English: "Unity, Work, Progress")
Anthem: La Congolaise (French) Besi Kôngo (Kongo) (English: "The Congolese")
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Capital and largest city	Brazzaville 4°16′S15°17′E / 4.267°S 15.283°E / -4.267; 15.283
Official languages	French
Recognised national languages	Kituba Lingala ^[1]
Ethnic groups	40.5% Kongo 16.9% Teke 13.1% Mbochi 5.6% Sangha 23.9% Other African/Europeans
Religion (2015)^[2]	88.5% Christianity —52.9% Roman Catholic —27.3% Protestant —8.3% Other Christian 4.7% Traditional faiths 3.0% No religion 2.3% Others 1.5% Undeclared
Demonym(s)	Congolese
Government	Unitary dominant-party semi-presidential republic

• President	Denis Sassou Nguesso
• Prime Minister	Anatole Collinet Makosso

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	National Assembly
Independence

• Republic established	28 November 1958
• from France	15 August 1960

Area
• Total	342,000 km² (132,000 sq mi) (64th)
• Water (%)	3.3
Population
• 2018 estimate	5,244,359^[3]^[4] (117th)
• Density	12.8/km² (33.2/sq mi) (204th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$32.516 billion
• Per capita	$7,119^[5]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$11.162 billion
• Per capita	$2,444^[5]
Gini (2011)	40.2^[6] medium
HDI (2019)	0.574^[7] medium · 149th
Currency	Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+242
ISO 3166 code	CG
Internet TLD	.cg

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Introduction

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Government

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Energy

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