Transcript The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinsasha)

The Democratic
Republic of the Congo
(Congo-Kinsasha)
by: Zach Rowells
Geography
 Located in central Africa, northeast of Angola
 Slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US
 Tropical climate; hot and humid in equatorial river basin;
cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter
in eastern highlands; north of Equator
 Located in the Congo River Basin
 Mountainous terrain in the east
 Around 905,063 sq. mi.; about the size of the U.S. east
of the Mississippi
 Capital: Kinshasa
Natural Resources
(Gold nugget)
 Agricultural products: coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine,
cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits, and
wood products
 Mineral resources: diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, and coltan
zinc
People
(person)
 There are over two-hundred different
African ethnic groups in the Congo
 the majority are Bantu; the four
largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo
(all Bantu), and the MangbetuAzande (Hamitic) make up about
45% of the population
 The official language, like most
African countries, is French
 The population: 68,692,542
Health
 Life expectancy: Male, 52.58 years
Female, 56.2
years
 Infant mortality rate:
male, 89.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 73.07 deaths/1,000 live births
 Major infectious diseases: malaria,
plague, and African trypanosomiasis,
bacterial and protozoan diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever.
 Risk of infection: Very High
Government
 Even though the name says that it’s
democratic, Congo is actually a
republic
 Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
and compulsory
 chief of state: President Joseph
KABILA
 following the assassination of his
father, Joseph KABILA
succeeded to the presidency which
he retained through the 2003-06
transition; he was subsequently
elected president in October 2006
 Diplomatic representation in the
US: Ambassador Faida Mitifu
Chief of State: Joseph Kabila
Ambassador Faida Mitifu
Money!
Economy
 Even with the vast amounts of natural, high
value resources, Congo-Kinsasha is in an
extremely unstable economy
 Because of civil wars and regional factor
conflicts, tourism is almost non-existent
 Nearby Rwanda is also attacking the Congo
and stealing local resources
 The GDP per capita is only 300$
 A good thing is that there is no unemployment
rate
Internet sources for:
Democratic Republic of the
Congo
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2823.htm
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http://www.allcountries.org/flags/congo_democratic_republic_flag_large.jpg
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http://www.cafod.org.uk/var/storage/images/get_involved/campaigning/unearth_justice/images
/pure_gold_exhibition/289549-1-engGB/pure_gold_exhibition_3column00_nospace_landscape.jpg
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http://www.countryreports.org/images/crimage.aspx?image=Democratic%20Republic%20of%20th
e%20Congo/CG
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http://www.thelandmarker.com/Flags/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_Flag.png
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flagmap_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/487px-Flagmap_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png
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http://www.siena.edu/uploadedImages/Home/Academics/Study_Abroad/Programs/Locatio
n/Western_Europe/world-map.jpg
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http://www.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/international/photosvideos/photos/a-child-in-aforest-dependent.jpg
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http://www.gpsk12.org/images/Newton/NEScalendar0309/Flag_of_the_Red_Cross.png
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http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42394000/jpg/_42394626_kabilaafp416.jpg
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http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/PYoMCtZmzWY/Children+Mending+Hearts+Gala+Gala+P
erformances/BGFBeYNBIwj/Faida+Mitifu
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http://www.codeodor.com/images/money!.jpg