<P> The Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely rich in natural resources but has had political instability , a lack of infrastructure , issues with corruption and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation with little holistic development . Besides the capital Kinshasa , the two next largest cities Lubumbashi and Mbuji - Mayi are both mining communities . DR Congo 's largest export is raw minerals , with China accepting over 50 % of DRC 's exports in 2012 . In 2016 , DR Congo 's level of human development was ranked 176th out of 187 countries by the Human Development Index . As of 2018 , around 600,000 Congolese have fled to neighbouring countries from conflicts in the centre and east of the DRC . Two million children risk starvation , and the fighting has displaced 4.5 million people . </P>
<P> The Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely rich in natural resources but has had political instability , a lack of infrastructure , issues with corruption and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation with little holistic development . Besides the capital Kinshasa , the two next largest cities Lubumbashi and Mbuji - Mayi are both mining communities . DR Congo 's largest export is raw minerals , with China accepting over 50 % of DRC 's exports in 2012 . In 2016 , DR Congo 's level of human development was ranked 176th out of 187 countries by the Human Development Index . As of 2018 , around 600,000 Congolese have fled to neighbouring countries from conflicts in the centre and east of the DRC . Two million children risk starvation , and the fighting has displaced 4.5 million people . </P>
name of the capital city of the democratic republic of the congo
name of the capital city of the democratic republic of the congo
Kinshasa
Kinshasa