Geographical location :
Large country in Central Africa, bordered by the Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), Zambia, and Angola.
(i.e. 109,276,300)
(nominal)
Note. In constant terms ~ USD 917.39
(Trading Economics) per other sources
Why DR Congo is considered a “failed state”
The DRC is a paradigmatic case of resource paradox and institutional collapse: despite vast mineral wealth (e.g. cobalt, copper, diamonds), the country has failed to translate those endowments into inclusive development, due to decades of conflict, weak governance, and elite predation.
State authority is highly fragmented: large swathes of the eastern provinces remain under de facto control of armed groups, undermining central government reach and public services.
The “fragility trap” is self-reinforcing: low institutional capacity, corruption, insecurity, and low human development feed upon each other, so that even periods of economic growth fail to reduce extreme poverty or strengthen the state’s legitimacy.
