Facts about Democratic Republic of the Congo. Population: 77,433,744 Water: 4.3% HDI: 186˚ (2nd lowest in the world) Religion: 95% of the population Christian Undernourished (HUNGER): 75% of population, 58,075,308 people Natural Resources: Be worth in excess of US$ 24 trillion. Mobutu Sese Seko, the Zaire, stole up to US$5 billion while in office. Widely considered to be the richest country in the world regarding natural resources The Congo has 70% of the worlds coltan, a third of its cobalt, more than 30% of its diamond reserves, and a tenth of its copper. However, the smaller-scale economic activity occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP. Major mining companies are Canadians and Americans. 58,075,308 people starve everyday in a rich country. Thats more than double Australias population starving everyday while mining companies make billions raping Congos environment with no regards whatsoever to people and welfare. Do you care?
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:24:02 +0000
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