Transcript Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the
Congo
Democratic Republic of the
Congo Flag
•Red: represents people’s blood
•Yellow: represents prosperity
•Blue: represents hope
•Star: represents unity
Democratic Republic of the
Congo Maps
Physical/political map
outline map
Democratic of the Congo
Currency
-The currency in the Congo
is called Congolese Franc.
-1 U.S. dollar is equal to
931.01 Congolese Franc
Democratic Republic of
the Congo Climate
-Tropical
-It's hot and humid in the equatorial river
basin
-Cooler in the highlands
Wet season
Dry Season
North of equatorApril to October
North of equatorDecember to February
South of equatorNovember to March
South of equatorApril to October
Democratic Republic of the
Congo Climate image
Democratic Republic of
the Congo Government
Republic: The people in the country have power
and can vote to help make decisions.
In the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, the leaders
are elected.The current
president is Joseph Kabila
Kabange.
President Joseph Kabila
Kabange
Democratic Republic of
the Congo Economy
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a
Market Economy
Definition of a Market economy: A system with
free competition and the prices are
determined by supply and demand.
Democratic Republic of the
Congo Economy continued
The economy of the Democratic Republic of
the Congo is very poor and slowly
recovering.
To prove this, the percent of people living below
the poverty line is 71%.
The GDP per capita is only $300.
People mining.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Culture
Cassava is one of the
staple foods in the
Democratic Republic of
the Congo.
Agriculture is a very
big part of life in the
Congo and provides
much of their food.
Democratic Republic of the
Congo Culture Continued
These are
some of the
main religions
in the
Democratic
Republic of the
Congo.
Citations
President picturehttp://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/up
2011/12/kabila.jpg
Cassava picturehttp://woodycollins.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f837cba88340115723eee9f970b
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Language maphttp://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp49/bukavu_2008/butembo/Finish/644
px-Map_-_DR_Congo_major_language.png
Flagpublic-domain-image.com
Flag infoflagspot.net
Maplonelyplanet.com
Outline mapgeocurrents.info
Currency infocoinmill.com
money piccurrentaffairsbank
po.blogspot.com
climate infoclimate-zone.com
climate imageflickr.com
Citations
Gov. typestate.gov
Economy infociaworldfactbook.us
Economy def.Dictionary.com
Agriculture picturehttp://ipsnews.net/pictures/IPS3.jpg