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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	42.26	Per 1000 Inhabitants	8	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	11.39	Per 1000 Inhabitants	37	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	79.36	Per 1000 Live Births	16	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	54.73	Years	199	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.77	Per 1000 Inhabitants	55	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	3.17	Percent	10	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	6.11	Born per Woman	7	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	8217	Gigawatt hour	98	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	200	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	199	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	2.70	Percent	64	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	300	Dollar	227	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	21930	Million dollar	119	Estimation		GDP
Inflation rate	Economic property	16.70	Percent	215	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	11	1000 Barrel per day	147	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	19.96	1000 Barrel per day	74	Estimation		Oil production
Area	Geo property	2344858	Square kilometer	12			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	4.20	Percent	16			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100000		6			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	1100000		10			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	70916439		18			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States	to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress
African Union	to achieve greater unity among African States;to defend states' integrity and independence;to accelerate political, social, and economic integration;to encourage international cooperation;to promote democratic principles and institutions
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries	to promote regional economic cooperation and integration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa	recognizing, promoting and protecting fundamental human rights, commitment to the principles of liberty and rule of law, maintaining peace and stability through the promotion and strengthening of good neighborliness, commitment to peaceful settlement of disputes among member states
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 24	to promote the interests of developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America within the IMF
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad	to create the security and conditions which will to contribute to the protection of refugees, displaced persons, and citizens in danger, to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance in eastern Chad and the northeastern Central African Republic, to create favorable conditions for the reconstruction and economic and social development of these areas
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
Southern African Development Community	to promote regional economic development and integration
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers

Names (10)

DRC : Name
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Longname
RDC : Name
- Local
Republique Democratique du Congo : Longname
- Local
Congo Free State : Name
- Former
Belgian Congo : Name
- Former
Congo/Leopoldville : Name
- Former
Congo/Kinshasa : Name
- Former
Zaire : Name
- Former
DRC : Abbreviation

Description

Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through the use of brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. A cease-fire was signed in July 1999 by the DRC, Congolese armed rebel groups, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe but sporadic fighting continued. Laurent KABILA was assassinated in January 2001 and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying eastern Congo;two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. A transitional government was set up in July 2003. Joseph KABILA as president and four vice presidents represented the former government, former rebel groups, the political opposition, and civil society. The transitional government held a successful constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures in 2006. KABILA was inaugurated president in December 2006. The National Assembly was installed in September 2006, and its president, Vital KAMERHE, was chosen that December. Provincial assemblies were constituted in early 2007, and elected governors and national senators in January 2007.