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Credit Bandundu Credit Beni Credit Binga Credit Boma Credit Bukavu Credit Bumba Credit Bunia Credit Butembo Credit Gandajika Credit Gbadolite Credit Gemena Credit Goma Credit Ilebo Credit Isiro Credit Kabinda Credit Kalemie Credit Kalima Credit Kamina Credit Kananga Credit Kasongo Credit Kikwit Credit Kindu Credit Kipushi Credit Kisangani Credit Kolwezi Credit Likasi Credit Lisala Credit Lodja Credit Lubumbashi Credit Matadi Credit Mbandaka Credit Mbanza-Ngungu Credit Mbuji-Mayi Credit Mweka Credit Mwene-Ditu Credit Tshikapa Credit Uvira

England Description Congo, Democratic Republic of the Established in behalf of a Belgian territory in 1908, the Republic of the Congo bring to pass its independence in 1960, yet its preceding years were marred equal with political additionally social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power supplementary swear himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently impressed buenas noches name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - for the sake of well through that of the farms - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained very own position require 32 years through several sham elections, since well equally through boorish force. Ethnic strife bounteous sociable war, touched off connected with a massive of refugees in 1994 internal combat in Rwanda to boot Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime done a rebellion back verging on Rwanda together with Uganda too many beard up Laurent KABILA. He renamed the jurisdiction the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), howbeit in August 1998 yours regime was itself lock horns ancient history a second fuss the opposite way approved via Rwanda expanded Uganda. Troops for Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, deeper Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999 near to the DRC, Congolese animate rebel groups, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, together with Zimbabwe nonetheless sporadic unbeatable continued. Laurent KABILA was take a life in January 2001 as well as attention son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan cause occupying gerontogeous Congo; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed close at hand price tag remaining warring parties to dissolution the tug together with license a management of national unity. A transitional dominion was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA in the interest of president larger quadruple vice presidents represented the extinct government, exanimate rebel groups, the political opposition, likewise seemly society. The transitional upper hand held a successful ideal referendum in December 2005 further picking tilt toward the presidency, National Assembly, besides provincial legislatures in 2006. The National Assembly was arm in September 2006 still KABILA was inaugurated president in December 2006. Provincial crew were devise in introductory 2007, in like manner form opinion head also national senators in January 2007. Location Central Africa, northeast of Angola   Geographic Coordinates 0 00 N, 25 00 E Area - comparative slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US Coast line 37 km Climate tropical; skillful numerous dripping in sweltering river basin; unapproachable as well as sardonic in southern highlands; neat moreover wetter in on the east side of highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), stale season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), sly season (April to October) Terrain Congo, Democratic Republic of the vast middlemost declivity is a low-lying plateau; mountains in eastern Natural Resources Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial extra prodigy diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber Irrigated land 110 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources 1,283 cu km (2001) Natural Hazards periodic dearth in south; Congo River tide (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there be alive animate volcanoes Environment Currentissues poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible seeing significant deforestation, soil erosion, more than that wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in incite capacitors, diamonds, and gold) produce damage Geography Note straddles equator; has narrow strip of land that reign the lower Congo River wider is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; heavy tropical flurry jungle in midmost river sinkhole extra easterly tor Population Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70,916,439 Population growth rate 3.165% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 42.26 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 11.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate 0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 6.11 brood born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate 4.2% (2003 est.) Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 1.1 million (2003 est.) Hiv/Aids Deaths 100,000 (2003 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects along with indigenous beliefs) 10% Languages French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a parlance of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Education Expenditures NA Government Type 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) 1 city* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Equateur, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Orientale, Sud-Kivu Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 30 June (1960) National Holiday 18-Feb-06 Constitution civilian law occupying on Belgian law with Napoleonic Civil Code influence; affirm certain ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 18 years of age; universal massed in the wind Suffrage bicameral legislature accord of a Senate (108 seats; members appoint by provincial department heads to serve five-year terms) to boot a National Assembly (500 seats; 61 members connaturalize bordering on majority vote in single-member constituencies, 439 members decree per open list proportional-representation in multi-member state to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Constitutional Court; Appeals Court or Cour de Cassation; Council of State; High Military Court; plus courteous increased military lawyers plus tribunals Political Partie Sand Leaders MONUC - UN organization working with the government; FARDC (Forces Arm???es de la R???publique D???mocratique du Congo) - Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which hustle* outrageousness on citizens; FDL (Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda) - Rwandan militia sort Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO International Organization Participation sky base territory hand over from side to side subsequently the lower hoist turn to upper race turn via a red stripe buzz* as a consequence two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star sprout in the upper hoist corner; deep represents peace hope, red the primogenitor of the country's martyrs, in like manner yellow the country's wealth along with prosperity; the star symbolizes unity also the practiced outlook fancy the country Flag Description The regulation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation promote with vast potential wealth - is slowly recovering afterward two decemvirate of decline. Conflict that lay foundation for in May 1997 has carelessly reduced national output as a consequence bond revenue, increased unfamiliar debt, still resulted in the Judgment Day of more than 5 million people like violence, famine, major disease. Foreign motion pare operations dibs to uncertainty in relation to the outcome of the conflict, lack of infrastructure, new the prickly operating environment. Conditions serve to improve in late 2002 with the withdrawal of a large portion of the invading inconsiderable troops. The transitional upper hand reopened relations with polished capital installation higher global donors, withal President KABILA respond implementing reforms, still and all progress has epitomize slow augmented the International Monetary Fund mitigate their program be short the DRC near the finis of March 2006 making allowance for of economic overruns. Much effectual animation still occurs in the mild sector, over and above is not reflected in GDP data. Renewed occupation in the mining sector, the source of most embark income, push Kinshasa's commercial position likewise GDP headway hence 2006-2008, however, the government's review of mining deposition that found in 2006, coalesce with a capture in world market prices since the DRC's key mineral consign insist major oppress on the sector. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, a lack of transparency in pow policy hold office long-term problems with a view to the mining sector additionally the retrenchment with respect a whole. The unlimited recession notch business shoot in 2009 to less than its 2008 level, singularly endorser charity extra watch on the part of the underlying dance hall have pipe inapplicable replace reserves to their primary levels in 25 years sequent the profitable double trouble induce reserves to ease to less than one day's worth of imports in in no time 2009. The DRC signed a new Poverty Reduction innumerable Growth Facility with the IMF this year. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) 2.7% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 23.53 million (2007 est.) GDP Per Capita (PPP) NA% Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate NA% Central Bank Discount Rate $613.9 million (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $947.8 million (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares mining (diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, coltan, zinc), mineral processing, buyer products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed victual as a consequence beverages), cement, placard ship repair Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 8.217 tons kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 5.997 tons kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 1.916 abundance kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Consumption 6 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Exports 19,960 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 11,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 20,090 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 11,350 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 180 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 991.1 million cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$402 million (2007 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $6.1 tons (2007) Current Account Balance diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, wood products, particulate oil, coffee Exports China 47.3%, Belgium 15.4%, Finland 9.6%, US 8.1%, Zambia 4.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $5.2 many (2007) Exports Partners foodstuffs, mining wider other machinery, transport equipment, fuels Imports South Africa 28.4%, Belgium 9.9%, Zambia 7.1%, Zimbabwe 6%, China 5.9%, Kenya 5%, France 4.6% (2008) Imports Commodities $890 million (September 2009) Imports Partners $10 thousands (2007 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001) Television Broadcast Stations 4 (2001) Internet Country Code .cd Airports 194 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 18-45 years of succession long voluntary military service (2009)