Zaire
Latest News:
- DRC/Zaire: 2,146 Angolan refugees back home
- Angola: Over 58,000 children vaccinated against polio
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- Southern African Humanitarian Crisis update Jul 2007
- Haïti : Des actions concertées en faveur des victimes de Dean
- DRC general turns guns on govt forces
- Angola: 766 cases of TB recorded in Zaire
- DR Congo: Call for more Ituri warlords to face trial
- Angola: Construction of 16 bridges secures inter-provincial connections
- Ebola outbreak confirmed in Congo, WHO sending teams
People
- Population: 46498539
- Population Growth: 1.67%
- Infant Mortality: 108 per 1000 live births (similar to Senegal, Pitcairn Islands, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands)
Context
- Area: 2345410 km2
- Government: republic with a strong presidential system
- Religions: Kimbanguist (10%), Muslim (10%), Protestant (20%), Roman Catholic (50%)
- Ethnic Groups: Mangbetu-Azande (45%)
- Borders: Rwanda (217 km), Burundi (233 km), Sudan (628 km), Uganda (765 km), Central African Republic (1577 km), Zambia (1930 km), Congo (2410 km), Angola (2511 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: $US (similar to Liberia, Senegal, West Bank, Norfolk Island)
- GDP from agriculture: %
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