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Flag
Description
sky blue field divided diagonally from the lower hoist corner
to upper fly corner by a red stripe bordered by two narrow
yellow stripes; a yellow, five-pointed star appears in the
upper hoist corner; blue represents peace and hope, red the
blood of the country's martyrs, and yellow the country's wealth
and prosperity; the star symbolizes unity and the brilliant
future for the country |
National
anthem
"Debout
Congolais" |
| This
country is different : You must know it |
Over
200 ethnic groups, with nearly 250 languages
and dialects
History of recruiting child soldiers.
The oldest national park in Africa is the
Congo’s Virunga National Park. It
is home to rare mountain gorillas, lions,
and elephants.
Less
than 5% of existing roads are tarred and
hardly any population has access to electricity
today.
Hosts UN’s largest peacekeeping mission
in the world
The DRC is among the most resource-rich
countries on the planet, with an abundance
of gold, tantalum, tungsten, and tin –
all minerals used in electronics such as
cell phones and laptops – yet it continues
to have an extremely poor population.
Former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo was
born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 1997, he founded a humanitarian foundation
to improve the health, education and quality
of life for the people in the DRC. |
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