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Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa with 5 land neighbours — joint 5th-most in Africa. Its capital is Brazzaville.
Capital
Brazzaville
Land borders
5joint 5th-most in Africa
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Has a coastline
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville
Capital
6.5 million
Population
342,000 km²
Area
5
Land borders
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Currency
Countries that border Republic of the Congo
5 land neighbours: Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, DR Congo and Gabon. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
5 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 5 land borders are joint 5th-most in Africa — level with Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. DR Congo is the most connected of them, with 9 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Republic of the Congo, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
5
land borders — joint 5th-most in Africa
4
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
9
borders on DR Congo, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Brazzaville
Capital Rush deals Republic of the Congo and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Republic of the Congo is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- CG
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- French, Kikongo and Lingala
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Republic of the Congo costs people points
DR Congo
DR Congo borders Republic of the Congo, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Kinshasa, not Brazzaville.
Republic of the Congo, asked and answered
What countries border Republic of the Congo?
Republic of the Congo has 5 land neighbours: Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, DR Congo and Gabon.
What is the capital of Republic of the Congo?
Brazzaville. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Republic of the Congo comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Republic of the Congo in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Republic of the Congo the same as DR Congo?
No. DR Congo borders Republic of the Congo, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Kinshasa, not Brazzaville.
Where can I practise finding Republic of the Congo on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Republic of the Congo is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.
Can you find Republic of the Congo on a blank map?
Its 5 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.