1. Democratic Republic of the Congo

2. Democratic Republic of the Congo Flag Red: represents people’s blood Yellow: represents prosperity Blue: represents hope Star: represents unity

3. Democratic Republic of the Congo Maps Physical/political map outline map

4. Democratic of the Congo Currency -The currency in the Congo is called Congolese Franc. -1 U.S. dollar is equal to 931.01 Congolese Franc

5. Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate -Tropical -It's hot and humid in the equatorial river basin -Cooler in the highlands Wet season North of equator- April to October South of equator- November to March Dry Season North of equator- December to February South of equator- April to October

6. Democratic Republic of the Congo Climate image

7. Democratic Republic of the Congo Government Republic: The people in the country have power and can vote to help make decisions. President Joseph Kabila Kabange In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the leaders are elected.The current president is Joseph Kabila Kabange.

8. Democratic Republic of the Congo Economy - The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Market Economy Definition of a Market economy: A system with free competition and the prices are determined by supply and demand.

9. Democratic Republic of the Congo Economy continued The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is very poor and slowly recovering. To prove this, the percent of people living below the poverty line is 71%. The GDP per capita is only $300. People mining.

10. Democratic Republic of the Congo Culture Cassava is one of the staple foods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Agriculture is a very big part of life in the Congo and provides much of their food.

11. Democratic Republic of the Congo Culture Continued These are some of the main religions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

12. Citations President picture- http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/wp-content/up 2011/12/kabila.jpg Cassava picture- http://woodycollins.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f837cba88340115723eee9f970b -320wi Language map- http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp49/bukavu_2008/butembo/Finish/644 px-Map_-_DR_Congo_major_language.png Flag- public-domain-image.com Flag info- flagspot.net

13. Citations Outline map- geocurrents.info Map- lonelyplanet.com Currency info- coinmill.com money pic- currentaffairsbank po.blogspot.com climate info- climate-zone.com climate image- flickr.com Gov. type- state.gov Economy info- ciaworldfactbook.us Economy def.- Dictionary.com Agriculture picture- http://ipsnews.net/pictures/IPS3.jpg