Congo Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), CG
Congo Brazzaville: Independent country in Central Africa
About
Quick Facts about Republic of the Congo
Population : | 5,260,750 |
Country : | Republic of the Congo |
Different from : | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Head of government : | Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo |
Plate code : | RCB |
Area : | 342000 km2 |
Official name : | Republíki ya Kongó, la République du Congo, Repubilika ya Kongo, République du Congo |
Continent : | Africa |
Northernmost point : | Point(17.48 3.7) |
Legislative body : | Parliament of the Republic of the Congo |
Named for : | Congo |
Official language : | French |
Capital : | Brazzaville |
Establishment : | January 01, 1960 (64 years ago) |
Time Zone : | UTC+01:00 |
Local time : | 14:26:57 (21st November 2024) |
Geography
Republic of the Congo is located at 1°0'0"S 15°0'0"E (-1.0, 15.0). It has 5 neighbors: Congo Kinshasa, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon and Angola.
Congo Brazzaville map
The largest city of Republic of the Congo is Brazzaville with a population of 1,827,000. Other cities include, Pointe-Noire population 659,084, Dolisie population 103,894, Kayes population 58,737 and Owando population 23,952. See all Republic of the Congo cities & populated places.
Clément Mouamba ,
Republic of the Congo has 5 neighbours.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Independent country in Central Africa
- Central African Republic Independent country in Africa
- Republic of Cameroon Independent country in West Africa
- Gabonese Republic Independent country in Africa
- Republic of Angola Independent country in Africa
- Pointe-Noire
- Brazzaville
- Sangha Department
- Bouenza Department
- Pool Department
- Lékoumou Department
- Cuvette Department
- Niari Department
- Likouala Department
- Cuvette-Ouest Department
- Plateaux Department
- Kouilou Department
Demographics
Year | Population | % Change | Method |
1960 | 1,013,581 | - | resident registration |
1961 | 1,039,958 | 2.54% | resident registration |
1962 | 1,067,589 | 2.59% | resident registration |
1963 | 1,096,468 | 2.63% | resident registration |
1964 | 1,126,573 | 2.67% | resident registration |
1965 | 1,157,905 | 2.71% | resident registration |
1966 | 1,190,424 | 2.73% | resident registration |
1967 | 1,224,187 | 2.76% | resident registration |
1968 | 1,259,394 | 2.8% | resident registration |
1969 | 1,296,306 | 2.85% | resident registration |
1970 | 1,335,090 | 2.9% | resident registration |
1971 | 1,375,876 | 2.96% | resident registration |
1972 | 1,418,556 | 3.01% | resident registration |
1973 | 1,462,767 | 3.02% | resident registration |
1974 | 1,508,000 | 3% | resident registration |
1975 | 1,553,903 | 2.95% | resident registration |
1976 | 1,600,295 | 2.9% | resident registration |
1977 | 1,647,320 | 2.85% | resident registration |
1978 | 1,695,348 | 2.83% | resident registration |
1979 | 1,744,922 | 2.84% | resident registration |
1980 | 1,796,412 | 2.87% | resident registration |
1981 | 1,849,970 | 2.9% | resident registration |
1982 | 1,905,411 | 2.91% | resident registration |
1983 | 1,962,375 | 2.9% | resident registration |
1984 | 2,020,333 | 2.87% | resident registration |
1985 | 2,078,914 | 2.82% | resident registration |
1986 | 2,138,090 | 2.77% | resident registration |
1987 | 2,198,025 | 2.73% | resident registration |
1988 | 2,258,785 | 2.69% | resident registration |
1989 | 2,320,488 | 2.66% | resident registration |
1990 | 2,383,283 | 2.63% | resident registration |
1991 | 2,447,020 | 2.6% | resident registration |
1992 | 2,511,819 | 2.58% | resident registration |
1993 | 2,578,424 | 2.58% | resident registration |
1994 | 2,647,817 | 2.62% | resident registration |
1995 | 2,720,633 | 2.68% | resident registration |
1996 | 2,797,572 | 2.75% | resident registration |
1997 | 2,878,333 | 2.81% | resident registration |
1998 | 2,961,357 | 2.8% | resident registration |
1999 | 3,044,444 | 2.73% | resident registration |
2000 | 3,126,204 | 2.62% | resident registration |
2001 | 3,205,636 | 2.48% | resident registration |
2002 | 3,283,719 | 2.38% | resident registration |
2003 | 3,363,418 | 2.37% | resident registration |
2004 | 3,448,868 | 2.48% | resident registration |
2005 | 3,542,867 | 2.65% | resident registration |
2006 | 3,646,653 | 2.85% | resident registration |
2007 | 3,758,858 | 2.99% | resident registration |
2008 | 3,876,475 | 3.03% | resident registration |
2009 | 3,995,146 | 2.97% | resident registration |
2010 | 4,111,715 | 2.84% | resident registration |
2011 | 4,225,359 | 2.69% | resident registration |
2012 | 4,337,051 | 2.58% | resident registration |
2013 | 4,447,632 | 2.49% | resident registration |
2014 | 4,736,974 | 6.11% | (Worldbank) |
2015 | 4,856,095 | 2.45% | (Worldbank) |
2016 | 4,980,999 | 2.51% | (Worldbank) |
2017 | 5,260,750 | 5.32% | resident registration |
2018 | 5,244,363 | -0.31% | (Worldbank) |
2019 | 5,380,508 | 2.53% | (Worldbank) |