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 ==== Official language ====
-French is the official language of the Congo. [([[hhttps://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_by_languages.htm|Nations Online]])]
+French is the official language of the Congo. [([[https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_by_languages.htm|Nations Online]])]
 ==== Witchcraft ====
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 ==== CAF ====
 The official currency of the Republic of Congo is the Central African Franc (CAF). [([[https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fabric/backgrnd.htm|International Monetary Fund]])]
+==== Many harbors ====
+The country has many ports and harbors. Among the most important are Banana, Bumba, Goma, Kindu, Mbandaka, Matadi, Bukavu, Kinshasa and Kisangani. [([[http://www.world-guides.com/africa/central-africa/democratic-republic-congo/democratic_congo_maps.html|World Guides]])]
+==== Careful with taking pictures ====
+In Congo, taking pictures is not allowed. Locals are very nervous because they believe that "capturing an image of a person" takes away their spirit. [([[http://adamhooper.com/blog/posts/169-photography-prohibited|Adam Hooper]])]
+==== Space program ====
+Despite being a poor and conflict-ridden country, the DRC boasts a space program. Privately funded by the Développement Tous Azimuts (DTA) company, with significant government support, Troposphere rockets are expected to send payloads into space in the near future. [([[https://www.vice.com/en/article/8gddy3/hows-the-congolese-space-program-doing-0000261-v21n3|Vice]])]
+==== Economy of COngo ====
+The DRC makes coffee and sugar and produces palm oil, rubber, and wood products. [([[https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cog|The Observatory of Economic Complexity]])]
+==== Export ====
+The DRC exports diamonds, copper, oil, coffee, and cobalt. [([[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359984748_Comparative_Advantage_and_Growth_Potential_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Congo|Research Gate]])]
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