Tag: Republic of the Congo

According to Allcitycodes, the Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa, bordered by Gabon to the west, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the east. It has a total area of 342,000 km2 and a population of over 5 million people. The terrain consists mainly of tropical rainforest with some savanna in the south. The highest peak in Congo is Mount Berongou, at 1,020 meters (3,346 ft) above sea level. The climate is generally tropical with temperatures ranging from 18°C in January to 28°C in July. The area code for Congo is +242. This code is used when dialing from outside Congo to any other phone number within it. Additionally, to call a cell phone or landline inside Congo from another country you must dial 00 + 242 + telephone number. There are currently several area codes for different regions across Congo as all numbers are eight digits long starting with two numbers followed by six numbers (e.g xx-xxxxxx). Congo also has mobile networks which are operated by Airtel and Orange which use GSM networks with 3G/4G coverage available on all networks. To call a mobile device within Congo you must dial 00+242+ mobile network prefix + telephone number where the mobile network prefixes are either 1 or 2 depending on whether you are calling an Airtel or Orange device respectively. Check physicscat for Republic of the Congo in 2013.