List of companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Location of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in the African Great Lakes region of Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 75 million,[1] the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the nineteenth most populous nation in the world, the fourth most populous nation in Africa, as well as the most populous officially Francophone country.

Sparsely populated in relation to its area, the country is home to a vast potential of natural resources and mineral wealth, its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$24 trillion, yet the economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined drastically since the mid-1980s. At the time of its independence in 1960, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was the second most industrialized country in Africa after South Africa; it boasted a thriving mining sector and its agriculture sector was relatively productive.[2] Since then, however, corruption, war and political instability have been a severe detriment to further growth, today leaving DRC with the world's lowest GDP per capita.

Companies based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agriculture

Airlines

Main article: List of airlines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Boeing 727 freighter aircraft departing Goma International Airport (2006)
A Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300. By the time the photo was taken (2011), this aircraft was still operated by Brussels Airlines.
Defunct airlines

Banks

Main article: List of banks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
File:Trust Merchant Bank, Lubumbashi, DRc.jpg
The main banking hall at Trust Merchant Bank's headquarters branch in Lubumbashi

Energy

Forestry

Media

Mining

Transportation

Congo Railway's first train arrives in Kindu in 2004 after the rehabilitation of the line

Telecommunications

Textiles

Utilities

See also

References

  1. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2013). "Congo, Democratic Republic of the". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ Centre National d'Appui au Développement et à la Participation Paysanne CENADEP (2009-10-23). Province orientale :le diamant et l'or quelle part dans la reconstruction socio - économique de la Province ? (Report).

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