Your complete guide to dialling Republic of the Congo from Brazzaville to anywhere in the world — verified +242 country code, Africa/Brazzaville time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Republic of the Congo
+242
Brazzaville
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
CG
Alpha-3
COG
Republic of the Congo
CG
2 Digit ISO
+242
Country Calling Code
COG
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Brazzaville
Time zone
Africa/Brazzaville
Weather · Brazzaville
Humidity
Wind
Republic of the Congo
+242
Capital
Brazzaville
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Brazzaville
Coordinates
0.2° S, 15.8° E
ISO 3166-1
CG / COG
Dial format
+242 [area] [number]
Current time in Brazzaville
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Brazzaville
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +242. This identifies Republic of the Congo on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Brazzaville or elsewhere.
To call Republic of the Congo on WhatsApp, save the number with +242 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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TKOS provisions +242 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Republic of the Congo for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Brazzaville routes through Central Africa can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to adjust anything.
Brazzaville is ~3,106 km away — expect ~280ms round-trip. A wired ethernet connection keeps packet loss below 0.1%.
Schedule Republic of the Congo calls during Brazzaville business hours — 09:00–17:00 Africa/Brazzaville — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Republic of the Congo (+242).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| BOUENZA | +242-25 |
| BRAZZAVILLE | +242-28 |
| CUVETTE | +242-21 |
| LEKOUMOU | +242-25 |
| LIKOUALA | +242-22 |
| MOBILE PHONES - CELTEL CONGO | +242-52, +242-53, +242-55 |
| MOBILE PHONES - CYRUS | +242-441, +242-442 |
| MOBILE PHONES - LIBERTIS TELECOM | +242-66, +242-67 |
| NIARI | +242-25 |
| PLATEAUX | +242-24 |
| POINTE-NOIRE | +242-29 |
| POOL | +242-23 |
| SANGHA | +242-22 |
Capital
Brazzaville
Population
5.97M
Area
342,000 km²
GDP (USD)
$14.50B
Currency
Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Languages
French
Emergency number
112
Internet TLD
.cg
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
0.23°S / 15.83°E
Time zone
Africa/Brazzaville
ISO 3166 codes
CG · COG
Brazzaville is a Central Africa destination — TKOS routes direct via West African submarine cable, cutting costs versus international hub routing.
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TKOS uses direct Central Africa carrier interconnects terminating at Brazzaville. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Republic of the Congo route.
Central Africa routes like Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Brazzaville interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Republic of the Congo (+242), no hidden fees.
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