Agriculture facts

Agricultural land > % of land area	10.06 % of land area
Agricultural land > sq. km	228,000 sq. km
Agricultural machinery > tractors	2,430
Arable and permanent cropland	220 thousand hectares
Arable land > % of land area	2.96 % of land area
Arable land > hectares	6,700,000 hectares
Cereal production	111 thousand metric tons
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	766.7 kg/ha
Crop production index	96.7 %
Fertilizer use	22.7 kg
Food production index	97.5 %
Labor share	39.9%
Meat production	24 thousand metric tons
Products coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava, palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products http://www.nationmaster.com/country/cg-congo-democratic-republic-of-the/agr-agriculture A hectare is 10000 square meters

Major citites

The major cities are Bandundu, Bukavu, Bandundu, Ilebo, Djokupunda, Goma, Isiro, Kalemie, Kananga, Kikwit, Kindu,Kinshasha, Kisangani, Kolwezi, Likasi, Lusanga, Lubumbash, Lukutu, Mbandaka, Mbanza-Ngungu and Moba.

Congolese food

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Never will you find a place with cuisine quite like this. They have peanut soup and foo foo ( a dough), Fried maggots, Sombe ( cooked casava leaves), Ndakala ( a small fish), and Moambe(a dish made with chicken,peanuts, and a fruit called pericarp). These are just the more common dishes. So come here today and try some new foods and let your taste buds have an experience like none other.

Come visit an active volcano!

The Nyiragongo volcano the live volcano with a lake of red lava, is located in Goma in the extreme east of the Democratic Republic of Congo near the border of Rwanda.

Lakes of hot lava are one of the most spectacular forms of volcanic activity, but they are very difficult to see because there's only a few of them in the world at any given time. Such lakes used to exist in craters of Kilawea Volcano (Hawaii), Masaya Volcano (Nicaragua), Erta Alle (Ethiopia), and Stromboli (Italy). So, if you want to see a really impressive lava lake, you have only one option left: Nyiragongo.

Found in Virunga National park, this volcano is accessible from the town of Goma,
The visit can be done in one or two days, but sleeping there is the better option as this will let u admire and discover the spectacle of the activity of the lake of lava inside the crater.

If u choose to pass the night at the top of the volcano u need a tent and a sleeping bag which can be rented in Goma at Goma camping site. You need a porter who can be found at the entrance station of the volcano for 12$ in kibati 17kms from Goma. Don't forget your warm coat and rain jacket as the top is very cold.

Enjoy your visit to Goma ( Democratic Republic of Congo)
Nari, Kennedy. "Mount Nyiragongo." http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk

Pictures of the DROC

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Economic and Population facts

Population	68,692,542 (2009 estimate)
Population growth
Population growth rate	3.21 percent (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2025	109,674,758 (2009 estimate)
Projected population in 2050	189,310,849 (2009 estimate)
Population density	30 persons per sq km (2009 estimate)
	78 persons per sq mi (2009 estimate)
Urban/rural distribution
Share urban	33 percent (2005 estimate)
Share rural	67 percent (2005 estimate)
Largest cities, with population
Kinshasa	5,277,000 (2003 estimate)
Lubumbashi	1,140,000 (2007 estimate)
Kisangani	417,517 (1994 estimate)
Ethnic groups
There are more than 200 African ethnic groups. The largest culture groups are the Lunda, Luba, Kuba, Bakongo (Kongo), Mongo, Mangbetu, and Azande. Other Bantu, Nilo-Saharan, African-Asian, European, and Asian groups also exist.
Languages
French (official), Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba, Swahili, other indigenous languages
Religious affiliations
Christian	95 percent
Roman Catholic	52 percent
Protestant	20 percent
Other Christian	23 percent
Muslim	2 percent
Indigenous beliefs	2 percent
Other	1 percent
Health and Education
Life expectancy
Total	54.4 years (2009 estimate)
Female	56.2 years (2009 estimate)
Male	52.6 years (2009 estimate)
Infant mortality rate	81 deaths per 1,000 live births (2009 estimate)
Literacy rate
Total	89.8 percent (2005 estimate)
Female	84.9 percent (2005 estimate)
Male	95 percent (2005 estimate)
Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$)	$9 billion (2007)
GDP per capita (U.S.$)	$143.50 (2007)
GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing	42.5 percent (2007)
Industry	28.4 percent (2007)
Services	29.1 percent (2007)
Monetary unit
1 Congolese franc, consisting of 100 centimes
Major trade partners for exports
Belgium, United States, Zimbabwe, Finland, and Italy
Major trade partners for imports
South Africa, Belgium, Nigeria, France, and Kenya

Maps of The Democratic republic of congo

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