D R Congo

Shaune Pascua

Official Name : Democratic Republic of the Congo

Location : Central Africa, Northeast of Angola

Independence : 30 June 1960 (from Belgium)

Type Of Government : Republic

Total Population : 79,375,136 #20

Age Breakdown
0-14 Male: 50.39% 17,061,640 Female: 49.60% 16,793,575
15-24 Male: 50.14% 8,522,085 Female: 49.85% 8,747,212
25-50 Male: 49.90% 11,783,887 Female: 50.09% 11,829,078
55-64 Male: 47.06% 1,329,384 Female: 52.93% 1,495,329
65+ Male: 42.17% 879,823 Female: 57.82% 1,206,123

Gender Breakdown
Male : 33,157,496
Female : 32,808,299

Education Level
Male : 11 Years

Female : 8 Years

Ethnics (Tribes)

Religion/s

(45% of Population)

Roman Catholic 50%

Mongo

Protestant 20%

Luba

Kimbanguist 10%

Kongo
(All Bantu)

Muslim 10%

TOP Exports
Crude Petroleum : $8.09 Billion
Passenger and Cargo Ships : $1.05 Billion
Special Purpose Ships : $1.04 Billion
Refined Copper : $534 Million
Refined Petroleum : $417 Million

GDP/GNP : $63.27 Billion #101

Per capita Income : $800 #226

Political struggles : Colonialism and Independence, Dictatorship, Regional Warfare.

Pre WWII situation AND Cold War Situation : The colony would have stayed a exterior of Belgium and no real
involvement.
Present Situation : The most recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war
and corruption DR Congo is a vast country with immense economic resources and, until recently, has been at the centre of
what some observers call "Africa's world war", with widespread civilian suffering the result.

Highlights of DR CONGO
Cobalt is the chemical element of atomic number 27, a hard silvery-white magnetic
metal, it's important because that makes majority of our phones.

Highlights of DR CONGO
Apes are very friendly and cute ! sometimes ! :-(

Highlights of DR CONGO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to species of beautiful wildlife.

Bonobo

African Leopard

Okapi