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The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo plays a significant role in the world's supply of cobalt, copper, diamond, tantalum, tin, gold and produces over 70% of globally produced cobalt. It is the Democratic Republic of the Congo's largest source of export income.

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The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star in the upper left canton and cut diagonally by a red stripe with a yellow fimbriation. It was adopted on 20 February 2006.
Blue represents peace. Red stands for "the blood of the country's martyrs", yellow the country's wealth; and the star a radiant future for the country.

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-The locals disapprove of taking pictures of someone because they believe it will remove their spirit.

-The DRC has a space program like NASA. It is called the DTA.

- Many people believe in witchcraft, and sometimes kids are accused of being witches. These kids end up being abandoned. So maybe not a fun fact but... it is a fact.

-Way back when, the tribal currency of the DRC was an X shape
-The wetlands of the DRC have their very own antelope

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The DRC gained its independence from Belgium in 1960. The country used to be called The Republic of Zaire. Zaire meaning great river, referring to the Congo river. After an overthrow of Mobutu in 1997 the country was renamed to the Democratic Republic Of the Congo. After the name change the DRC was thrown into a horrible civil war. This war ended in 2003 and the environment is still recovering from it.

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It is bordered by Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Congo is located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 40-km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean but is otherwise landlocked. It is the second largest country on the continent; only Algeria is larger.

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Congo is a multilingual country where an estimated total of 242 languages are spoken. The official language, inherited from the colonial period, is French. Four indigenous languages have the status of national language: Kikongo ya leta, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a semi-presidential republic. This means that there is a president alongside a prime minister or a cabinet. Joseph Kabila is currently president.

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The area around Congo is surrounded by plateaus that merge into Savannas that lie west. Congo has a small amount of land that lies along the Atlantic Ocean, but beside that it remains landlocked. The area has the Tanganyika Lake

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The climate of the Congo is equatorial climate in the north because the equator runs directly through the country. This means that the temperature is mostly hot and humid all year. Northern Congo doesn't really have a dry season. Southern Congo has more of a humid subtropical climate, which technically means the same thing.

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Compared to the other African countries, Congo is very diverse in religion. The most popular religion is the Congo is Christianity. Following Christianity is Islam.

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Most traditional clothes are made out of raffia, a type of tree leaf. Men usually wear a button down top with long pants, and women wear skirts and shirts with bold patterns.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's national dish is Moambe. It has chicken or fish with cassava leaves, hot pepper sauce, bananas, rice, peanuts, and palm nuts.