CG — Congo

The Republic of the Congo, often called Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from its larger neighbor, is a Central African country straddling the Equator. Brazzaville, the capital, sits directly across the Congo River from Kinshasa, making them the closest pair of capital cities in the world. The country is rich in oil and timber resources. It uses the Central African CFA franc (XAF) within the CEMAC zone. For developers, it is crucial to distinguish between CG (Republic of the Congo) and CD (Democratic Republic of the Congo) — confusing these codes is a common bug in country selection implementations. The .cg domain and +242 calling code are specific to Congo-Brazzaville. The fr-CG locale handles French as used in the Republic of the Congo. When building country selection dropdowns, clearly labeling both Congos is essential for user experience and data accuracy in any application serving African users.