DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Introduction
Located in Central Africa.
2,344,858 sq. meters of land.
Borders Angola, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Republic of Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Hot and humid near rivers.
Cooler in southern highlands.
Located at 0 00 N 25 00 E. This country is landlocked and covers more land than the combined countries of Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Norway.

ECONOMIC STATUS - IMPORTS

• Foodstuffs
• Mining
• Transport equipment - Ships, Trains, Chukadus
• Fuels
• Other Machinery

ECONOMIC STATUS - EXPORTS

• Diamonds
• Copper
• Gold
• Cobalt
• Wood Products

ECONOMIC STATUS - NATURAL RESOURCES

• Diamonds
• Copper
• Crude Oil
• Gold
• Cobalt

ECONOMIC STATUS - ENERGY RESOURCES

• Electricity
• Refined petroleum products.
• Crude Oil
• Natural Gas
• Wind Turbines

Major Economic Indicators
Life Expectancy - 2014: 48/51
Literacy Rate - 2014: 77/57
%of pop. under 15 - 2014: 45%
HDI - 2014: .304
IMR - 2014: 73.15

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

• Internet Hosts - 2515
• Internet Users - 290,000 people
• Telephones - Main Lines = 58,200
• Telephones - Mobile = 19.487 million
• Doctors/Hospitals = .11 per 1000 people

MAJOR DISEASES

• Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea
• Hepatitus A, typhoid fever, dengue fever.
• Malaria, Rabies
• Trypanosomiasis - gambiense
• Schistosomiasis

FAMINE, NATURAL DISASTERS, MILITARY CONFLICT

• Volcano eruption in 2002.
• Droughts and Congo River floods.
• 31,700 people have died from HIV/AIDS.
• Armed forces include the Army, Congolese Air Force, and a Navy
• People in the east are still afraid of being murdered by the Army.

Biggest Problem
Many people in the Congo have died from many diseases that are somewhat curable. The Congo is
lacking physicians to help people recover.

Why..?
We think our country deserves the money because The Congo lacks physicians and if they lack physicians for any longer, more people will die.
Also, if we got the money, we would build schools all around The Congo so children without education will finally get to learn and become smart enough to become doctors and live a good life.