Congo, Brazzaville

Official Name:	The Republic of The Congo
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republique du Congo
ISO Country Codes:	CG : cod
Internet Domain:	.cg
Government Web Site:	http://www.ambacongo-us.org/

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Capital:	Brazzaville	Main Airports:	Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport, Maya-Maya Airport
Language(s):	French	Population:	5,417,414
Currency:	CFA Franc BEAC	ISO Currency Code:	XAF
Telephone Dial In:	+242	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

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Government Website:	http://www.ambacongo-us.org/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/congo
Central Bank:	Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	579.8 Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	36% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	46.5% (2011 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.2% (2019 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	4.9%	cassava (manioc, tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
Industry:	69.8%	petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes
Services:	25.3%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

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Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bourse des valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale ;

National Statistics Office:

Centre National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	French
Customs & Excise:	Direction Générale des Douanes et des Droits Indirects
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 165/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 180/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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