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Congo

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CONGO

MADISON HOBSCHEIDT

HISTORY OF CONGO🌐

  • Date of independence is June 30,1960.
  • A human rights abuse movement was passed.
  • A significant event in Congo is the 1st war in October 1996-May 1997.
  • Congo became a country on June 30,1960.

DEMOGRAPHICS📊

  • Population:77,433,744
  • Major ethnic groups: Mongo,Luba and kongo.
  • Religions:roman Catholic and Protestant.
  • Languages:French,Lingala,kingwana, and Kikongo.

GOVERNMENT 📃

  • They are a dictatorship.
  • The voting age in the Republic of Congo is 18 years old.
  • The present is Denis SASSOU N'GUESSO.

CONGO MUSIC🎵

  • They listen to lots of dancing music
  • THey listen to jazz forms of music.

FOOD🍲

  • They eat alot of the fruit they grow.
  • They also eat alot of fish.
  • Another common meal with have rice.
  • They love to eat and some have up to 6 meals a day.

Clothing👒
-The women wear lots of dresses with bright and vivid colors.

Clothing👖
The men wear light weight tops and pants.

HOLIDAYS🎁

  • They celebrate almost the same holidays with a few extras.
  • They celabrate New years day, Christmas, Independance Day, labor Day like us.
  • They celabrate commemoration of the Martyrs of independence and national heros day.

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY🌎

  • Climate-Tropical,rainy season is March to June, and dry season is June to October.
  • Always high tempatures and humid.
  • Violent winds occur often.

🌎

  • The major cities by Congo are; Brazilville 937,600, Pointe Noire 576,200, Laumbo 83,600, Nkayi 42,500.
  • The other land is covered in dense grassland.
  • The area is slightly smaller than Montana.
  • The natural hazards are seasonal flooding.

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  • Some current environment issues.
  • Air pollution from vehicles.
  • Water pollution from dumpig raw sewage.
  • You can't drink tap water.