Located astride the equator, the DRC has an equatorial climate, hot and humid in the center, and tropical in the South and North. Its vegetation is established for half with forest. The other half, near the tropics is dominated by savannas. Rainfall is abundant alternately between North and South (800-1800 mm). The rainy season lasts about eight months in the year against an average of four months of dry season. The hydrographic situation of the DRC is dominated by the Congo Basin, this 4,670 km long river with a flow of 30,000 m3 per second at the mouth (second largest flow of the world). It is necessary to mention the existence of fifteen lakes totaling over 180,000 sq.km. 

·          Estimated population: 62 million inhabitants

·          The name "Congo" refers to the Congo River, that forms the backbone of Congolese economics and transportation

·          World's largest producer of cobalt and one the main producers of industrial diamond and copper. Country considered a "geological scandal"

·          40% of the national territory (120 million ha) covered by rainforest

·          Farmable land covers one of the biggest areas in the continent, but only 10% is actually exploited

·          78% without access to drinking water

·          80% without access to electricity

·          31 % of children aged between 6 and 14 years old have never been to school

Road infrastructure destroyed in many areas after decades of war and state vacuum. Nowadays, Work is being done to improve road infrastructure