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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republique Democratique du Congo
former: Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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20,000 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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15,000 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: poor
domestic: barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001) |
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Radios:
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18.03 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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4 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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6.478 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.cd |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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6,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 4,772 km
narrow gauge: 3,621 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 157,000 km (including 30 km of expressways)(1996)
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
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Waterways:
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15,000 km (including the Congo and its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 390 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma, Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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229 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 24
over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 205
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19 914 to 1,523 m: 95 under 914 m: 91 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Security Battalion |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 12,292,933 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 6,267,752 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$250 million (FY97) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.6% (FY97) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movements that occupy much of the eastern portion of the state - Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema and other conflicting ethnic groups, political rebels, and various government forces continue fighting in Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda - heads of the Great Lakes states pledge to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UN peacekeeping efforts; most of the Congo River boundary with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite (no agreement has been reached on the division of the river or its islands, except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area) |
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Illicit drugs:
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illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for domestic consumption; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leaves the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center |