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

North of equator- April to October

South of equator- November to March

Dry Season

North of equator-December to February

South of equator-April to October

Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate

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Democratic Republic of the Congo GovernmentRepublic: The people in the country have

power and can vote to help make decisions.

President Joseph Kabila Kabange

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo,

the leaders are elected.The current president is 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

continuedThe 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.

CitationsPresident picture-

http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/up 2011/12/kabila.jpg

Cassava picture- http://woodycollins.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f837cba88340115723eee9f970b-320wi

Language map-http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp49/bukavu_2008/butembo/Finish/644px-Map_-_DR_Congo_major_language.png

Flag-public-domain-image.com

Flag info-flagspot.net

Citations

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Map-lonelyplanet.com

Currency info-coinmill.com

money pic-currentaffairsbankpo.blogspot.c

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zone.comclimate image-flickr.com

Gov. type-state.gov

Economy info-ciaworldfactbook.u

sEconomy def.-Dictionary.co

mAgriculture

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