Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Congo
- +242
What every visitor should know about Congo:
- Money
- The currency is the Central African CFA franc (XAF). 100 XAF is worth about US$0.22, or €0.15.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Tap water
- Very dangerous. Water-borne disease is widespread and purification is unreliable. Drink boiled or bottled water only.
Congo facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 4,012,809
- Language
- French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
- Ethnicity
- Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%
Economy
- GDP
- US$3,800 (per capita)