Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo

=The Democratic Republic of Congo=

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Economy
===For a long time, mining has been and continues to be Congo's main source of exports and foreign exchange. A region in Congo, the Katanga region, contains some of the world's richest copper and cobalt deposits.GECAMINES, the national copper mining company of Congo, has been struggling since the 1980s, and it collapsed in 1191. It has had little success in expanding production because of the wars in the late 1990s. Recovery in the mining sector can only occur if the Congo has stustained political stability and the mines receive massive technological improvements. In the 1980s the Democratic Republic of Congo was the world's fourth leading producer of diamonds. The state granted the company IDI Diamonds to have a monopoly on the sales and exports of diamonds. This forced most diamond sales into the black market===

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Anthropology
===The eastern side of Congo is known to have the worst intensity and prevelance of rape in the world. Armed groups attack communities, steal, rape, and kidnap women and children to work as sexual slaves.=== About 80% of the population is Christian, 10% are Muslim, and 10% follow traditional beliefs such as sorcery, witchcraft, vitalism, and animism. Out of the 242 languages spoken in the DROC, only Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili are considered national languages. French is the official language. DROC is has a few notable features. First is soukous music: a blend of Cuban rumba and merengue. Next is its traditional art based mainly on masks and wooden statues. Cheri Samba and Odette Maniema are comtemporary artists and fashion designers from DROC. The median age of citizens in DROC is 16.4 years. There are 11.88 deaths per 1000 people. 1.1 million are living with AIDS. The average literacy rate of male and female people is 67.2%. Illicit drugs (mainly cannibis) and trafficing of forced labor and sexual exploitations are main problems in DROC. Food is generally a part of daily life for people. When food is available, it rarely contains the vitamins and nutrients needed to maintain proper health. Their primary food source is fufu: manioc tubers pounded to feel like oatmeal). This is usually eaten out of a communal bowl. Fish is also a main staple. They eat only with their right hands because their left hands are used for bathroom purposes. The men are fed first and then the women and children. Single women belong to their fathers and then to their husbands. It is common for men to have many wives and the wives compete for food, affection, kitchens, and children. The goal of families is to have many children, few of whom will survive into adulthood. Women are responsible for cutting wood, hauling water, cleaning clothes, caring for the fields, collecting fruits, cooking, raising children, and making pottery and baskets. by Samantha