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=**Africa Country Research**=

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http://online.culturegrams.com/world/world_region.php?contid=1&wmn=Africa https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is located in Africa. The DRC's capital is Kinshasa. Another name for the DRC is Congo-Kinshasa because of its capital. Also the DRC has 19 big cities inside of it. The Democratic Republic of the Congo's area of the country is 2,345,410 sq km. The DRC was 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. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is slightly less than one-fourth the size of the US. The DRC has very little money that is why so many organization are helping build the country up. But the DRC has very good and helpful natural resources. The climate of the DRC sits at tropical because it sits on the equator. Their is a of economic assistance in the DRC for many reasons like because it is poor, it has a low GDP and because its budget is very small. The DRC is a wonderful place but it has a lot of work to accomplish.

//male:// 52.22 years //female:// 55.8 years || //total population:// 67.2% //male:// 80.9% //female:// 54.1% || It means a measure of economic and social well-being on a scale of 0 to 1 (1 is the highest). It factors in life expectancy, literacy, and purchasing power. It is low. ||
 * Name of country || Democratic Republic of the Congo ||
 * Population size || 66,514,504 ||
 * Per capita GDP || $300 ||
 * Main exports || Diamonds, Copper, Crude oil, Coffee, and Cobalt ||
 * Main imports || foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, and fuels ||
 * Resources || coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea, quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn, fruits; wood products, mining, mineral processing, consumer products, cement, and commercial ship repair. ||
 * Main ethnic groups || Bantu, Mongo, Luba, Kongo, and the Mangbetu-Azande. ||
 * Primary religions || Roman Catholic, Protestant, Kimbanguist, and Muslim. ||
 * Unemployment rate || NA% ||
 * Infant mortality rate || //total//: 83.11 deaths, Male: 91.14 deaths, and Female: 74.83 deaths ||
 * Life expectancy || //total population:// 53.98 years
 * Literacy rate || //definition:// age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
 * Human Development Index (HDI) || What does this number mean? Is it low? High?

1. How long has the organization been in existence? Doctors Without Borders has been in existence since 1971.

2. Who founded it? Doctors and Journalists from France founded Doctors Without Borders.

3. Where is it headquartered? It is headquartered in France.

4. What is its purpose? The purpose of Doctors Without Borders is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics and impartiality. The organization is committed to bringing quality medical care to people caught in crisis regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.

5. Does it provide assistance just to Africa, or is it active around the world? Doctors Without Borders is active with other countries around the globe.

6. Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? The problems that Doctors Without Borders are helping with are survival threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters.

7. Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? Doctors Without Borders works and helps with several countries in Africa.

8. How does the organization raise money for its efforts? In 2006, the revenue of Doctors Without Borders USA totaled $119.3 million and all of this money was raised through private contributors, such as individuals, foundations, and corporations.

9. What is your organization's budget? My organizations budget for 2007 was $152.1 million.

10. How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? The overhead expenses for Doctors Without Borders is 13.37%.

11. Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting? All of the efforts have been favorable because it has helped with so many different things throughout Africa and other place around the globe. The report card of Doctors Without Borders would probably be very successful based on all of the things the organization has helped with.

12. How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job?" From 1 to 10 I would give Doctors Without Borders a 9 because they give a lot of money to the countries that need help and because they help with many different activities. Doctors Without Borders has done a very good job by helping with survival threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, and natural disasters.

13. Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? I think it would be worthwhile because it is going for a good cause in Africa like HIV/AIDS and people that are in need of health.