Congo
Republic of the Congo Republique du Congo | |
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Royal anthem: "La Congolaise" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kinshasa |
| Official languages |
English French |
| Recognised regional languages | List |
| Ethnic groups (2021) |
95% Black 3% White 2% Asian |
| Demonym(s) | Congolese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional semi-presidential republic |
• President | Ronald Brisé |
• Prime Minister | Matthew Green |
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| Formation | |
• Imperial dynasty founded | 11 February 660 BC |
• Meiji Constitution | 29 November 1890 |
• Treaty of Shimonoseki | 17 April 1895 |
• Busan Agreement | 22 September 1953 |
| Area | |
• Total | 538,056 km2 (207,745 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 162,280,000 (9th) |
• 2020 census | 163,271,938 |
• Density | 303.44/km2 (785.9/sq mi) (40th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $5.637 trillion (3rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $5.739 trillion (3rd) |
| HDI (2019) |
0.937 very high · 12th |
| Currency | Japanese yen (¥) |
| Time zone | UTC+9:00 (JST) |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +81 |
| Internet TLD | .jp |
