Central Africa(UN: Middle Africa)
Congo
Republic of the Congo
The smaller Congo on the river's west bank: an oil producer with a strong literary and musical tradition and vast intact rainforest in the north.
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Congo in pictures
Flag, landscapes, landmarks and wildlife you can meet in the games. Photographs come from each subject’s Wikipedia article.
Flag
Flag of Congo
National flag
- Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park
Landscape
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park
A real place in Congo
- Congo river rapids
Landmark
Congo river rapids
The Congo is the world's deepest river — over 220 metres in places.
- Nouabalé-Ndoki
Landmark
Nouabalé-Ndoki
Forest clearings where gorillas and elephants gather in the open.
- Mandrill
Wildlife
Mandrill
The most colourful mammal in the world — and the largest monkey.
- African forest elephant
Wildlife
African forest elephant
Smaller than its savanna cousin, with straight tusks and a taste for fruit.
- African grey parrot
Wildlife
African grey parrot
One of the best talkers in the animal world — some learn hundreds of words.
- Brazzaville
City
Brazzaville
Capital of Congo
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
6,484,437
World Bank, 2025
Area
342,000 km²
Currency
Central African CFA franc
GDP per person
$2,515
Current US$, 2025
Life expectancy
66 yrs
World Bank, 2024
Urban population
64.1%
UN member
Yes
Quick facts
Did you know?
Brazzaville and Kinshasa are the closest pair of capital cities in the world, facing each other across the river.
Nouabalé-Ndoki has areas where the wildlife had never encountered humans before the 1990s.
Your route
Where to start with Congo
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Reference figures come from the World Bank Open Data API and the ISO 3166 country dataset, each shown with its year. Historical and cultural text is written by our editors and marks contested dating where scholars disagree. The "go deeper" chapters are generated live by Africa AI from that same reference data and our sourced library — check them before quoting. Borders shown are for orientation and do not imply a position on any dispute.