Republic of the Congo country code

To call to Republic of the Congo use the international country calling code +242 followed by the national phone number you want to call. Republic of the Congo is located in Africa and uses Franc. It has around 4 504 962 inhabitants, 14 900 landlines and 4 283 000 cell phone users.

⁺242 Country code

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CDF Currency

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Local time

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Local time

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Daylight saving time:
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Country code location

The country code +242 indicates that the phone number you are about to dial is to Republic of the Congo in Africa. Before you call to Republic of the Congo you should be aware of that they speak French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread). You can see the exact location of this country code on the maps below.

Worldwide distribution of country calling codes colored by first digit.

Country Codes

Country Code is a prefix used when calling to country member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The prefixes enable direct dialing to the country that has been dedicated the specific prefix. Country codes are only necessary when making a phone call to another country and used before the national number. When making international calls country codes are prefixed with a plus sign (+).