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Republic of the Congo

The flag of the Republic of the Congo features a yellow diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a green and red triangle respectively.
Official nameRepublic of the Congo
LocationAfrica | Middle Africa
Area342000 km2
Population5.66M inhabitants
Density16.541 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Congolese / (f) Congolese
Official languagesFrench, Kikongo, Lingala
Capital(s)Brazzaville
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc (Fr)
GINI48.9 (2011)
TLD.cg
Phone code+2, suffix(es): 42
Postal code formatnone
Drives on theright