General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country names: The Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville or Congo (Congo being ambiguous with Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Official English country name: The Republic of the Congo
- Adjectives: Congolese, Congo
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the Republic of the Congo
- International rankings of the Republic of the Congo
- ISO country codes: CG, COG, 178
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CG
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cg
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