World Data Atlas
Congo
President:
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Prime Minister:
Clément Mouamba
Capital city:
Brazzaville
Languages:
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Government
National statistics office
Population, persons:
5,260,750
(2017)
Area, sq km:
341,500
(2017)
GDP per capita, US$:
1,658
(2017)
GDP, billion current US$:
8.7
(2017)
GINI index:
48.9
(2011)
Ease of Doing Business rank:
179
(2017)
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World Bank - WB
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