Congo-Kinshasa Country Profile 2012-2013
The Democratic Republic of Congo (or previously Congo-Kinshasa called by Countryaah website) has for the past two years been characterized by a contentious electoral process in 2011, and continued violence in the east of the country. Today, the situation is better than it was ten years ago, according to several political, economic and humanitarian indicators. Congo has not experienced a decline in gross domestic product per capita (GDP) since 2002. However, the country is still one of the world's poorest, despite its large wealth of resources. Congo spans a large area of Central Africa and contains extensive rainforest and rich mineral deposits. The population of just over 70 million is composed of several ethnic and linguistic groups. The country has a long history of political mismanagement, poverty and armed conflicts…