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Congo, Democratic Republic of the Transnational Issues - 2004
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SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Disputes - international:
Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war, tribal conflict, and rebel gang fighting that has drawn in neighboring states of Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda; in the Great Lakes region and Sudan, heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledge to end conflict, but unchecked localized violence continues unabated; 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
Illicit drugs:
illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for domestic consumption; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leaves the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center
NOTE: The information regarding Congo, Democratic Republic of the on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Transnational Issues 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Congo, Democratic Republic of the Transnational Issues 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.
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