(REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
(WIPO code: CG) (latest review April 2023)
(REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
(WIPO code: CG) (latest review April 2023)
342,000 sq. km.
5,677,493 (2023).
Brazzaville.
French.
C.F.A. franc.
Manioc, bananas, sugar cane, groundnuts, forestry.
Petroleum, uranium, gold (iron not yet worked).
Petroleum, timber, worked wood.
(per capita): U.S.$ 3,400 (estimated 2021).
A former French colony, part of French Equatorial Africa, the Congo Republic obtained its internal administrative autonomy and became a member of the French Community in 1958, and later achieved its full independence on August 15, 1960.
The economy of the country is mainly agricultural (bananas, groundnuts, coffee, rice, timber).
Congo is a member of “Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa” (CEMAC), previously known as “Customs and Economics Union of Central Africa” (UDEAC), and a member of “Economic Community of Central African States” (CEEAC).