The Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) operates on West Africa Time (WAT), which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1). The country does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset remains constant throughout the year.
All of Congo-Brazzaville follows the same timezone. Major cities including Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Dolisie, and Nkayi all observe WAT. Brazzaville, the capital, sits directly across the Congo River from Kinshasa, making them the world's closest capital cities.
Brazzaville and Kinshasa (capital of DR Congo) are the two closest national capitals in the world, separated only by the Congo River. The country is home to the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, one of Africa's most pristine rainforests and home to forest elephants and gorillas.