BELGIUM
Location- Democratic republic of Congo is located in the region of Central Africa, and it is northeast from country Angola. Its absolute location is 0 00 N, 25 00 E
Geography- Total area of Democratic Republic of Congo is 2,344,858 sq km. Most of the lands in Congo is plateau and some mountains to the east side of the country. Its size is slightly smaller than one fourth of United States of America.
Population- The population of Congo is about 73,599,190. Some of the major things that affects the population is AIDS and the murdering of natives during the time of Belgian colonization of Congo.
Culture- About half of the population believes in Roman Catholic, while Protestants takes up 20 percent. Kimbaguist, Muslim, and other religion are each 10 percent. French is the official language of Congo, probably due to the effect of Belgium. Though, languages such as Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba are spoken too.
Government- The type of government in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, is republic. Its civil legal laws are based on Belgian version of French civil law. Head of the government is Prime Minister.
Natural Resources- In Congo, lots of metals are produced. These metals include: cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, and coal. Congo also produces power from water and timber as well.
Economy- The currency of Congo is Congolese franc. One Congolese franc has a value of 0.00111111 United State Dollars. GDP per capita is around $400, which is pretty low amount of money. About 36 million people are involved in labor. Sadly, 71 percent of the population is below poverty line.
Geography- Total area of Democratic Republic of Congo is 2,344,858 sq km. Most of the lands in Congo is plateau and some mountains to the east side of the country. Its size is slightly smaller than one fourth of United States of America.
Population- The population of Congo is about 73,599,190. Some of the major things that affects the population is AIDS and the murdering of natives during the time of Belgian colonization of Congo.
Culture- About half of the population believes in Roman Catholic, while Protestants takes up 20 percent. Kimbaguist, Muslim, and other religion are each 10 percent. French is the official language of Congo, probably due to the effect of Belgium. Though, languages such as Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba are spoken too.
Government- The type of government in Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, is republic. Its civil legal laws are based on Belgian version of French civil law. Head of the government is Prime Minister.
Natural Resources- In Congo, lots of metals are produced. These metals include: cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, and coal. Congo also produces power from water and timber as well.
Economy- The currency of Congo is Congolese franc. One Congolese franc has a value of 0.00111111 United State Dollars. GDP per capita is around $400, which is pretty low amount of money. About 36 million people are involved in labor. Sadly, 71 percent of the population is below poverty line.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Location- Belgium is located in the continent of Europe. In Europe, Belgium is considered as Western Europe. It borders the North Sea, and its between France and Netherlands. Its absolute location is 50 50 N, 4 00 E
Geography- The total area of Belgium is 30,528 sq km, which is about one seventh of Democratic Republic of Congo’s area. If we compare to one of the region in United States, it’s about the size of Maryland. There are flat plains in northwest, hills in center, mountains in southeast.
Population- The population of Belgium is 10,438,353. Unlike Congo, no people in Belgium is open to disease that leads to death of population.
Culture- Roman Catholic takes 75 percent of population in Belgium. Other religions, such as Protestants, are remaining 25 percent of population. Dutch, French, and German is official language of Belgium. About 60 percent speaks Dutch, 40 percent speaks French, and less than 1 percent speaks German.
Government- The type of government in Belgium is federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. Its civil law is base on French civil codes. Same as Congo, the head of the government is prime minister.
Natural Resources- Probably due to its small size of the country, Belgium has natural resources such as: construction materials, silica sand, carbonates.
Economy- The currency of Belgium is Euro, international European currency. One Euro costs 1.31909 United States Dollars. Belgium’s GDP per capita is $38,100, which is 90 times the Congo GDP per capita. In Belgium, about 15 percent of the population live below poverty line.
Geography- The total area of Belgium is 30,528 sq km, which is about one seventh of Democratic Republic of Congo’s area. If we compare to one of the region in United States, it’s about the size of Maryland. There are flat plains in northwest, hills in center, mountains in southeast.
Population- The population of Belgium is 10,438,353. Unlike Congo, no people in Belgium is open to disease that leads to death of population.
Culture- Roman Catholic takes 75 percent of population in Belgium. Other religions, such as Protestants, are remaining 25 percent of population. Dutch, French, and German is official language of Belgium. About 60 percent speaks Dutch, 40 percent speaks French, and less than 1 percent speaks German.
Government- The type of government in Belgium is federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. Its civil law is base on French civil codes. Same as Congo, the head of the government is prime minister.
Natural Resources- Probably due to its small size of the country, Belgium has natural resources such as: construction materials, silica sand, carbonates.
Economy- The currency of Belgium is Euro, international European currency. One Euro costs 1.31909 United States Dollars. Belgium’s GDP per capita is $38,100, which is 90 times the Congo GDP per capita. In Belgium, about 15 percent of the population live below poverty line.