Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Introduction - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Location - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | People - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Government - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Economy - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Communications - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Transportation - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Military - Congo, Democratic Republic of the: | Military branches | Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2006) | | Military service age and obligation | 18-45 years of age for military service | | Manpower available for military service | males age 18-49: 11,365,610 (2005 est.) | | Manpower fit for military service | males age 18-49: 6,464,223 (2005 est.) | | Refugees and internally displaced persons | refugees (country of origin): 106,772 (Angola), 42,360 (Rwanda), 19,032 (Burundi), 18,954 (Uganda), 11,723 (Sudan), 5,243 (Republic of Congo)
IDPs: 1.1 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2006) | | Military expenditures percent of gdp | 2.5% (2006) | | Disputes international | heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledge to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC); in 2006, the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) maintained over 18,000 uniformed peacekeepers in the region, first deployed in 1999; despite significant repatriation efforts by governments and international organizations, in 2006, Angolans, Rwandans, Sudanese, and residents of other neighboring states reside as refugees in the DROC; members of Ugandas Lords Resistance Army forces take refuge in DROCs Garamba National Park; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area | |
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |