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 * The Democratic Republic of the Congo**

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in the central part of Africa. Its capital is Kinshasa. This countries total area is about 905,351, which is about 2-25 people per square mile, with a grand total of 58,300,000 people. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is mostly made up of temperature grassland, which is short and tall grasses with few bushes and trees; also known as vegetation zones. Since the climate is tropical wet, hot and rainy all year, subsistence farming, forestry, and commercial farming is done in that area. Diamonds are the only resource found in the southern part of The Democratic Republic of Congo. The main river that flows through the Democratic Republic of the Congo is //Congo River,// it flows from the northern part of the county down toward the southern part, breaking off, and flowing into //Lake Tanganyika.// The Democratic Republic of the Congo is very fascinating.


 * Climate**

There are many different climate zones found in throughout the Democratic Republic of he Congo. Toward the northern part of this country the climate stays around tropical wet. Tropical wet is also known as being hot and rainy all year. Although the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is hot all year, the southern part is more dry. This dryness is also known as tropical wet and dry, which is hot all year with rainy and dry seasons. As you can see, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has different climate zones depending on the location.


 * Vegetation Zones**

There are many different vegetation zones throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is mostly made up of broad leaf forest. Broad leaf evergreen forest is mostly tall trees with large leaves that remain green, all year. Other than the broad leaf evergreen forest, in the southern part of this country, the land is mostly made up of tropical grassland. Tropical grassland is mostly grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet and dry climate. There are different vegetations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


 * Population**

Not very may people live in Africa, all together, but because the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a fairly large country, it has a larger population. There is about 2-25 people per square mile and 1-10 per square kilometer (0.62 miles). There are 4,000,000-8,000,000 people for the total population of the city Kinshasa, which is located toward the western part of the Democratic republic of the Congo. There is 1,000,000-4,000,000 people in the city Brazzaville, which is located a little north of Kinshasa. And there are 1,000,000-4,000,000 people in the city Lubumbashi, which is located at the southern tip of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Otherwise, the total population for the whole country is about 55,300,000.


 * Economic Activity**

The land of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is used for many different things. The main part of the land is used for subsistence farming. Subsistence farming is when farmers grow only enough crops to feed their families. More than half the land in Africa is used for subsistence farming. Most of the subsistence farmers are women. Scattered throughout the northern part of the country, there is commercial farming. Commercial farming is when people make their living off of fishing the oceans, lakes, and rivers. In 2000, 35 million people worked in the fishing industry throughout the world. There is also very little forestry done throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Forestry uses trees as a resource for making homes, furniture, and paper. The main resource found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Diamond. Diamond is a precious stone consisting of clear and typically colorless crystalline from pure carbon. Diamond is also the hardest naturally occurring substance. There are many different economic activities done throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


 * Information**

Total Population: 55,300,000 Total Area: 905,351 Major Religions: Christian, Indigenous, and Muslim Major Languages: French, Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, and Tshiluba Life Expectancy: 49 years Doctors: 7 Urban Population: 30% Televisions: 2 Internet Users: 1