民主刚果1997年版1生丁纸币（收于2021年）刚果民主共和国，简称刚果（金），旧称扎伊尔，是非洲中部的一个国家。国土面积234.5万平方公里，非洲排名第二世界排名第十一。人口数量：8130万（2017年），非洲排名第四和世界排名17位的国家。首都：金沙萨。总统：菲利克斯·齐塞克迪。
民主刚果在8万年前即有人类居住。早期的历史开始于刚果班图人的迁移浪潮。13世纪末14世纪初，班图人在刚果河下游建立了刚果王国；15世纪起，葡、荷、英、法、比相继侵入；1876年比利时国王在此建立了"刚果独立区"；1884年，瓜分非洲的柏林会议把刚果河以东地区划为比属殖民地；1908年就将这个地方正名为"比属刚果"。1960年独立。1964年改国名为刚果民主共和国。1971年改国名为扎伊尔共和国。1997年5月17日恢复国名为刚果民主共和国至今。
奉行独立自主的外交政策，反对外来干涉。主张睦邻友好和在互相尊重主权和领土完整、互利互惠的基础上发展同世界各国的友好合作。积极参与和推动地区经济和安全合作，是中部非洲国家经济共同体、南部非洲发展共同体和东部和南部非洲共同市场成员国。1961年2月20日，中国承认基赞加政府为刚唯一合法政府，两国建交。同年9月18日，由于基赞加投奔阿杜拉，而阿杜拉政权同台湾有所谓的"外交关系"，故中国决定撤回使馆，中刚关系暂时中止；1972年11月24日两国实现关系正常化。1997年5月两国在各个领域的友好合作关系继续巩固和发展。
民主刚果是联合国公布的世界最不发达国家之一。农业、采矿业占经济主导地位，加工工业不发达，粮食不能自给。2010年7月1日，国际货币基金组织和世行宣布刚果（金）达到重债穷国减债倡议完成点，111亿美元债务被减免；2011年卡比拉蝉联总统后提出国家"现代化革命"战略，表示未来五年，刚将大力发展农业、矿业，大力开发水电资源，实现刚经济社会发展的现代化目标。2012年6月24日，新农业法正式生效，与1987年版农业法相比，其基本特点是所有农业用地归国家所有，经营者可依法获得经营权，每25年更新一次。刚果（金）自然资源丰富，素有"世界原料仓库"、"中非宝石"和"地质奇迹"之称。森林覆盖率为53%，占非洲热带森林面积的一半，盛产乌木、红木、花梨木、黄漆木等22种贵重木材。水力资源丰富，占非洲总储量的40%，世界的13%，刚果主要河流刚果河发源于赞比亚境内，流长四千六百六十九公里，为世界第六条最长的河。教育方面，由于政府财政困难，大中小学教职员工的工资全部由学生家长承担。
刚果法郎是刚果民主共和国的流通货币，辅币单位为生丁；1 法郎 = 100 生丁。该国通用美元，为硬通货。此1生丁纸币，水印是一只非洲羚。正面主图有一收获咖啡的图像、发行年份、"刚果中央银行"和1 生丁字样。背面主图有尼拉贡戈火山图样；左下角有法语"制造假钞者将会受到刑事处罚"的字母标志和符号。尼拉贡戈火山拥有世界上最大的火山熔岩湖，也被称为世界上最危险的火山之一，火山学家利特说："惊人的速度让熔岩流成为一个危险而无法预测的*手。"纪录片《魔鬼的高炉》展现了此火山神秘、壮观的画面.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, is a country in central Africa. The land area is 2.345 million square kilometers，which ranks second in Africa and eleventh in the world. Population: 81.3 million (2017), ranking fourth in Africa and 17th in the world. Capital: Kinshasa. President: Felix Tshisekedi.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was inhabited by human beings 80,000 years ago. The early history began with the migration of Bantu people in Congo. At the end of the 13 th century and the beginning of the 14 th century, Bantu people established the Congo Kingdom in the lower reaches of the Congo River; Since the 15th century, Portugal, Holland, Britain, France and Belgium have invaded one after another. In 1876, the Belgian king established the "Congo Independent Zone" here;In 1884, the Berlin Conference to divide Africa classified the area east of the Congo River as a Belgian colony; In 1908, the place was renamed as "Belgian Congo". Independence in 1960. In 1964, it was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1971, it was renamed the Republic of Zaire. On May 17, 1997, the country was restored to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Pursue an independent foreign policy and oppose external interference. Advocating good neighborliness and friendship and developing friendly cooperation with other countries on the basis of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and mutual benefit. Actively participate in and promote regional economic and security cooperation, and is a member of the Economic Community of Central African States, the Southern African Development Community and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. On February 20, 1961, China recognized the Gizenga government as the only legal government, and the two countries established diplomatic relations. On September 18 of the same year, because Gizenga went to Adoula and the Adoula regime had so-called "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan Province, China decided to withdraw its embassy and China-relations were temporarily suspended; On November 24, 1972, the two countries normalized their relations. In May 1997, the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in various fields continued to consolidate and develop.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the least developed countries in the world declared by the United Nations. Agriculture and mining industry dominate the economy, processing industry is underdeveloped, and food cannot be self-sufficient. On July 1, 2010, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank announced that the Democratic Republic of the Congo had reached the completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Relief Initiative, and the debt of 11.1 billion US dollars was reduced; After Kabila won the presidency in 2011, he put forward the national "modernization revolution" strategy, saying that in the next five years, he will vigorously develop agriculture, mining and hydropower resources, and realize the modernization goal of economic and social development. On June 24, 2012, the new agricultural law came into effect. Compared with the 1987 version of the agricultural law, its basic feature is that all agricultural land is owned by the state, and operators can obtain the right to operate according to law, which is updated every 25 years. Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources and is known as "the world's raw material warehouse", "China-Africa gem" and "geological miracle". The forest coverage rate is 53%, accounting for half of the tropical forest area in Africa. It is rich in 22 kinds of precious timber such as ebony, mahogany, rosewood and yellow lacquer wood. Water resources are abundant, accounting for 40% of the total reserves in Africa and 13% in the world. Congo River, the main river in Congo, originates in Zambia and flows for 4,669 kilometers, making it the sixth longest river in the world. In education, due to the government's financial difficulties, the salaries of the faculty and staff of universities, primary and secondary schools are all borne by the parents of the students.
Congo franc is the circulating currency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its auxiliary currency unit is Centime . 1 franc = 100 centimes. The United States dollar is commonly used in this country as hard currency. The watermark of this 1-centime banknote is an African antelope. The front main picture has an image of coffee harvest, release year, "Central Bank of Congo" and 1 centime. The main picture on the back has a map of Nyiragongo volcano; In the lower left corner, there are letters and symbols in French, "le contrefaoteur estpuni de eervitude penale ". Nyiragongo volcano has the largest volcanic lava lake in the world and is also known as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. Volcanologist leatt said: "The amazing speed makes lava flow a dangerous and unpredictable killer." The documentary "Devil's Blast Furnace" shows the mysterious and spectacular picture of this volcano.
