COG · Africa
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as the Congo Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, or simply the Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 17/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 3.1
- Economy 5.3
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Central African Republic.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 3 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 3 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Population
- 6,142,180 inh.
- Area
- 342,000 km²
- Currency
- XAF
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Head of Government
Anatole Collinet Makosso
Government in office 2 members
Ministre de l’Enseignement technique et professionnel
Gustave Fulgence René Adicolle Goum
Ministre des Hydrocarbures
Stev Simplice Onanga
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
153 seats
Sénat
52 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
16 G$
GDP / capita
2,515 $
Growth
3.1 %
Inflation
2.4 %
Unemployment
19.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.2 %
Life expectancy
66.0 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.24/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
17/100
Corruption (CPI)
23/100
Press freedom (RSF)
61/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#122
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
8 Md$
Imports
4 Md$
Balance
4 Md$
Top exports
- 81% Pétrole brut
Top imports
- 15% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
33%
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DEU
33%
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RUS
67%
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CHN
76%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.649/1
Refugees hosted
62,500
Refugees originating
13,134
National anthem
La Congolaise
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- OPEC
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,282 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 1,863, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)