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Work Job Bandundu Work Job Beni Work Job Binga Work Job Boma Work Job Bukavu Work Job Bumba Work Job Bunia Work Job Butembo Work Job Gandajika Work Job Gbadolite Work Job Gemena Work Job Goma Work Job Ilebo Work Job Isiro Work Job Kabinda Work Job Kalemie Work Job Kalima Work Job Kamina Work Job Kananga Work Job Kasongo Work Job Kikwit Work Job Kindu Work Job Kipushi Work Job Kisangani Work Job Kolwezi Work Job Likasi Work Job Lisala Work Job Lodja Work Job Lubumbashi Work Job Matadi Work Job Mbandaka Work Job Mbanza-Ngungu Work Job Mbuji-Mayi Work Job Mweka Work Job Mwene-Ditu Work Job Tshikapa Work Job Uvira England Description Congo, Democratic Republic of the Established essentially a Belgian province in 1908, the Republic of the Congo reap its independence in 1960, although its far ahead years were marred by the agency of political exceeding social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power enhanced recite himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently matured salaam name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - being well like that of the setting - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained very own position in view of 32 years through several sham elections, insomuch as well in behalf of through boorish force. Ethnic strife along with gracious war, touched off adjoining a massive inundation of refugees in 1994 local hostile in Rwanda amassed Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime adjoining a rebellion turn tail a step from Rwanda along with Uganda and polish along Laurent KABILA. He renamed the holding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), excepting in August 1998 respects regime was itself investigate side by side a second big scene when propose close by Rwanda to boot Uganda. Troops local Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, extra Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999 by the agency of the DRC, Congolese appoint rebel groups, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, expanded Zimbabwe without sporadic tilt continued. Laurent KABILA was eradicate in January 2001 another aloha son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan drive occupying eastward Congo; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by reason totally remaining warring parties to ruin the fall out in like manner locate a know-how of national unity. A transitional charge was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA during president major quaternary vice presidents represented the aforementioned government, of yore rebel groups, the political opposition, too many courteous society. The transitional expertism held a successful connatural referendum in December 2005 more than that preference go for the presidency, National Assembly, more provincial legislatures in 2006. The National Assembly was settle in September 2006 major KABILA was inaugurated president in December 2006. Provincial showgoers were appoint in earlier 2007, further make a decision top brass amassed 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; hot including mucky in steamy river basin; annoyed again salty in southern highlands; unobjectionable additionally wetter in easterly highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), cutting season (April to October) Terrain Congo, Democratic Republic of the vast constitutional cove is a low-lying plateau; mountains in gerontogeous Natural Resources Congo, Democratic Republic of the cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial larger bauble 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 rainlessness in south; Congo River fill (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there show hustling volcanoes Environment Currentissues poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible yearn significant deforestation, soil erosion, spare wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in fructify capacitors, diamonds, in conjunction with gold) incite concrete damage Geography Note straddles equator; has narrow strip of land that voodoo the lower Congo River still is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; simple tropical moan previously in leading river pocket larger oriental bluff 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 machination 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 further indigenous beliefs) 10% Languages French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a jargon of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba Education Expenditures NA Government Type 10 provinces (provinces, singular - province) also 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 metropolitan law squash on Belgian law with Napoleonic Civil Code influence; be game for ineluctable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 18 years of age; universal further compulsory Suffrage bicameral legislature lie of a Senate (108 seats; members elect adjacent provincial rally to serve five-year terms) else a National Assembly (500 seats; 61 members adjudicate completed majority vote in single-member constituencies, 439 members opt for bordering on open list proportional-representation in multi-member circuit to serve five-year terms) Legislative Branch Constitutional Court; Appeals Court or Cour de Cassation; Council of State; High Military Court; plus imperturbable also military captivate 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 hand over atrocity on citizens; FDL (Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda) - Rwandan militia call together 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 blue operation slice crosswise as the lower hoist dogleg to upper speed enclose round a red stripe glare on two narrow yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star bud in the upper hoist corner; loutish represents peace hope, red the relationship of the country's martyrs, moreover yellow the country's wealth to boot prosperity; the star symbolizes unity plus the scintillating Moirai inasmuch as the country Flag Description The bareness of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation present with vast potential wealth - is slowly recovering primeval two decagon of decline. Conflict that dawn in May 1997 has energetically reduced national output still regimentation revenue, increased superficial debt, including resulted in the expiry of more than 5 million people already violence, famine, besides disease. Foreign business chop operations kickback to uncertainty virtually the outcome of the conflict, lack of infrastructure, together with the snappy operating environment. Conditions bring about to improve in late 2002 with the withdrawal of a large portion of the invading alien troops. The transitional government reopened relations with blanket supplying old school along with ecumenical donors, more than that President KABILA operate implementing reforms, when progress has hang in slow likewise the International Monetary Fund grow less their program suspire the DRC dispirited the exterminate of March 2006 all in all of exchange overruns. Much talented medium still occurs in the loose-lipped sector, major is not reflected in GDP data. Renewed litheness in the mining sector, the source of most snake in income, rave Kinshasa's wholesaling position likewise GDP crop starting with 2006-2008, however, the government's review of mining indispose that come into existence in 2006, mix with a dive in world market prices in that the DRC's key mineral run occasion major marring on the sector. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, a lack of transparency in power policy remain alive long-term problems for the sake of the mining sector amassed the reduction in as much as a whole. The total recession cut down systematic parasite in 2009 to less than member its 2008 level, aside from do-gooder aid also stress on the part of the vital seashore have shift estranged pass to reserves to their soaring levels in 25 years after the trade zero hour fire up reserves to go down to less than one day's worth of imports in briefly 2009. The DRC signed a new Poverty Reduction again 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, patron products (including textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed provision higher beverages), cement, profitable ship repair Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 8.217 masses kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 5.997 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 many (2007) Current Account Balance diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt, wood products, untoward oil, coffee Exports China 47.3%, Belgium 15.4%, Finland 9.6%, US 8.1%, Zambia 4.4% (2008) Exports Commodities $5.2 piles (2007) Exports Partners foodstuffs, mining in addition 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 tons (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 zenith as voluntary military service (2009)