What did you do for Veterans’ Day?
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Narrative Time!
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2014 G8 Summit
February 4-5, 2014Sochi, Russia
(University of Florida)
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Today’s Discussion
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Addressing the Issue…
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Details…
2nd Largest in Africa & 11th Largest worldwide 71 Million People (19th Most Populous) Tremendous civil unrest – First Congo War,
Second Congo War, Kivu Conflict Direct & Indirect Impacts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
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Patriarchal – Impact of War on Women French is Official Language Tremendous Diversity – Positives & Negatives Literacy Rate - 67.2% (80.9% male and 54.1%
female) 65% of children 10-14 are in schools Transportation is mainly through the
water ways
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Geographical Details…
Location: Central Africa. Bordering nations--Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Area: 2.345 sq. km. (905,063 sq. mi.; about the size of the U.S. east of the Mississippi)
Cities: Capital--Kinshasa (pop. approx. 9 million). Regional capitals--Bandundu, Bukavu, Goma, Kananga, Kindu, Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Matadi, Mbandaka, Mbuji-Mayi
Terrain: Varies from tropical rainforests to mountainous terraces, plateaus, savannas, dense grasslands, and mountains
Climate: Equatorial; ranges from tropical rainforest in the Congo River basin, hot and humid in much of the north and west, cooler and drier in the south central area and the east
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Details about People…
Nationality: Congolese Population (2011 est.): 71,712,867 Annual population growth rate (2008 est.): 3.24% Ethnic groups: Approximately 250 African ethnic groups; the Luba,
Kongo, and Anamongo are some of the larger groups Religions: Christian 70% (Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%);
Kimbanguist 10%; other sects and traditional beliefs 10%; Muslim 10%
Languages: French, Lingala, Kiswahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba Education: Literacy (2008 est.)--French or local language: 55%
(women), 76% (men). Enrollment (2010 est.)--primary 91%, secondary 36.5%, higher education 4.6%
Health (2007 est.): Infant mortality rate--92/1,000 live births. Life expectancy (2008 est.)--51.3 years
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Details about Government…
Republic; highly centralized with executive power vested in the president.
Independence: June 30, 1960 (from Belgium). Branches: Executive--President (head of state) nominates the
Prime Minister (head of government), who, together with his/her cabinet, is approved by parliament. Legislative--Bicameral parliament consisting of a directly elected National Assembly and an indirectly elected Senate. Judicial---Supreme Court of Justice consisting of 26 justices. The nine-member Constitutional Court charged with resolving electoral and constitutional questions has yet to be appointed; the Supreme Court of Justice fulfills this role in the interim.
Administrative subdivisions: The 2006 constitution mandates the reapportionment of the D.R.C.’s current 11 provinces (including the capital city, Kinshasa) into 26 provinces, but implementation of this change has been delayed.
Political parties: 104 parties were elected to the National Assembly in 2011.
Suffrage: 18 years of age and universal.
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Details about Economy…
GDP (2010): $15.3 billion. Annual GDP growth rate (2011): 6.9%. Per capita GDP (2011): $210. Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold, tantalum,
other minerals; petroleum; wood; hydroelectric potential. Agriculture: Cash crops--coffee, rubber, palm oil, cotton,
cocoa, sugar, tea. Food crops--manioc, corn, legumes, plantains, peanuts. Land use--Agriculture 3%; pasture 7%; forest/woodland 77%; other 13%.
Industry: Types--processed and unprocessed minerals; consumer products, including textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes, metal products; processed foods and beverages, cement, timber.
Currency: Congolese franc (FC). The U.S. dollar is also used as legal tender.
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Details about Resources…
Resources Congo River – 2nd largest flow & 2nd largest watershed of any river in
the world (could provide hydro-electric power to the entire continent, according to a U.N. report on the country's strategic significance and its potential role as an economic power in central Africa)
45 km stretch of land bordering the Atlantic Rift Valley Mineral Wealth - Cobalt, copper, cadmium, industrial and
gem-quality diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron ore, and coal
70% of the world’s Coltan & 30% of the world’s diamond reserves (Coltan is a major source of tantalum, which is used in the fabrication of electronic components in computers and mobile phones)
Trade: Exports (2010 goods)--$8.5 billion. Products--diamonds, gold, cobalt, copper, coffee, petroleum, wood. Main partners--EU, Japan, South Africa, U.S., China. Imports (2010 goods)--$8.0 billion. Products--consumer goods (food, textiles), capital equipment, refined petroleum products. Partners--EU, China, South Africa, U.S.Official debt (2010 est.): $3.9 billion.
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Questions to Address
Within the context of Food Security consider the following… There is a lot to do, but what do we need
to focus on first? Why? What are the Strengths, Weaknesses,
Opportunities, & Threats associated with addressing this issue?
What should we do from your nation’s perspective?
11.20 will be Feb. 4-5, 2014 & UF will be Sochi, Russia
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Logistics
G8 Summit Praxis Scheduling Leadership
Philosophies Go Gators!