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Transnational_issues of Congo Democratic Republic

Disputes - international:heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledge to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC); in 2006, the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) maintained over 18,000 uniformed peacekeepers in the region, first deployed in 1999; despite significant repatriation efforts by governments and international organizations, in 2006, Angolans, Rwandans, Sudanese, and residents of other neighboring states reside as refugees in the DROC; members of Uganda's Lords Resistance Army forces take refuge in DROC's Garamba National Park; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 106,772 (Angola), 42,360 (Rwanda), 19,032 (Burundi), 18,954 (Uganda), 11,723 (Sudan), 5,243 (Republic of Congo)
IDPs: 1.1 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2006)
Illicit drugs:one of Africa's biggest producers of cannabis, but mostly for domestic consumption; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leaves the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center

Congo Democratic Republic Quickstats

  • Population: 65,751,512
  • Area: 2,345,410 sq km
  • Density: 25 /km² (179th)
  • GDP (total): $7.094 billion (116th)
  • GDP (per capita): $119 (181th)
  • Literacy: 65.5%

Languages of Congo Democratic Republic

  • French
  • Lingala
  • Kingwana
  • Kikongo
  • Tshiluba

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  • Currency: Franc congolais (CDF)
  • Dial code: +243

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