(REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
(WIPO code: CG) (latest review October 2023)
Congo
General Information
Area
342,000 sq. km.
Population
5,677,493 (2023).
Capital
Brazzaville.
Official language
French.
Currency
C.F.A. franc.
Main agricultural and natural products
Manioc, bananas, sugar cane, groundnuts, forestry.
Main Mineral Products
Petroleum, uranium, gold (iron not yet worked).
Main exports
Petroleum, timber, worked wood.
GNI
(per capita): U.S.$ 2,060 (estimated 2022).
General Remarks
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).