How to call Republic of the Congo from abroad (+242)
The country code for Republic of the Congo is +242 (ISO codes CG and COG). You need it every time you phone Republic of the Congo from another country.
To call Republic of the Congo in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Republic of the Congo country code: 242.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +242 followed by the local number, e.g. +242 [local number].
About Republic of the Congo Codes
Republic of the Congo CG Phone Code
242
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
CG
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
COG
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Republic of the Congo are CG (alpha-2) and COG (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +242, its internet domain is .cg and its ISO numeric code is 178.
Country codes table
| Phone Code | +242 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | CG |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | COG |
| .tld | .cg |
| FIPS | CF |
| ISO numeric-3 | 178 |
| E. 164 | 242 |
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Republic of the Congo Time Information
Local time at Brazzaville :
08:29 AM
Friday, October 16, 2026
(GMT+01:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Brazzaville
Global Information about Republic of the Congo
- Capital : Brazzaville
- Currency : Franc
- Surface : 342,000 km²
- Longitude : 15.827659
- Latitude : -0.228021