Investor Presentaiton
Current political situation in DRC
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), République Démocratique du Congo, bordered by
Congo, Angola, Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan
and the Central African Republic.
• The population of the DRC was estimated to be around 80 million in 2016.
• Second largest country in Africa, covering over 2.3m square kilometres.
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Divided into provinces in 2015 the provinces were restructured, from 11 (including the city of
Kinshasa) to 26.
Previously Belgian Congo on independence in 1960, then Democratic Republic of the Congo and
1971 Zaire. In May 1997 became the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The country's GDP per capita for 2014 was around US$480. The DRC is rich in arable land and
minerals, such that major exports include coffee, gold, copper, cobalt, crude oil, wood products and
diamonds.
3/28/2019
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