Culture
What is the official language?
French
Half points for (Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, Arabic, and Tshiluba.)
What is the currency?
Congolese franc
Who colonized the Congo?
Belgium or King Leopold
Who is the president?
Felix Tshisekedi
What rare species is native to the Congo?
Gorillas!
What is the main religion practiced?
Roman Catholic 50%
(Half Points for: Islam 10%, Protestant 20%, indigenous beliefs 10% and Kimbanguist 10%)
What is the top export?
Metals (gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten)
(Half Points for: wood, oil, and coffee)
When did they gain independence?
1960
How many people live in the DRC?
92 million
What is the capital
Kinshasa
How many ethnic groups live in the DRC?
200
What is the top import?
Medicine
(Half Points for: Oil, sulfuric acid, and delivery trucks)
How many were killed by colonization?
10-15 million
What famous basketball player is from the Congo?
Hint: He served 18 seasons in the NBA and played for the New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, and Houston Rockets. He is in a current running Geico commercial.
Dikembe Mutombo
What form of government do they have?
Unitary multiparty republic with two legislative houses