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Global Health Research
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Background[1]
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Located in Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo was established as a Belgian colony in 1908 until it gained independence in 1960. Political and social corruptions occurred for several years there after until a government of national unity was established. The Democratic Republic of Congo lies along the equator with several issues concerning wildlife, pollution, and disease control. The country has a very high degree of risk for acquiring major infectious diseases including AIDS/HIV, diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, plague, the African sleeping sickness, and schistosomiasis.
- Population[1]
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65,751,512
- Climate[1]
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tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
- Languages[1]
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- French (official)
- Lingala (a lingua franca trade language)
- Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili)
- Kikongo
- Tshiluba
- Infant Mortality Rate[1]
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65.52
- Per Capita Health Expenditure[2]
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4.00
More Information
Sources
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CIA World Factbook
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WHO Global Health Atlas
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