Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rivers of DRC
The defining feature of the country is the second largest rainforest in the world. Rivers large and small snake throughout the country and with a poor road network remains the main means of transport to this day.
Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Health problems have been a long standing issue limiting development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).
Political system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
After a four-year interlude between two constitutions, with new political institutions established at the various levels of government, as well as new administrative divisions for the provinces throughout the country, a new constitution came into effect in 2006 and politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo finally settled into a stable presidential democratic republic. The 2003 transitional constitution had established a parliament with a bicameral legislature, consisting of a Senate and a National Assembly.