Countries for Diamond Production Chart |
Congo (Kinshasa)
Congo,officially the Republic of the Congo, sometimes referred to as Congo Republic or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa.Although citizens of the DRC are among the poorest in the world, having the second lowest nominal GDP per capita, the Democratic Republic of Congo is widely considered to be the richest country in the world regarding natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of US$ 24 trillion. The DRC has more than 30% of the world's diamond reserves and 70% of the world's coltan. Continent: Africa PRODUCTION(Thousand carats)
Type | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Gemstones | 5,800 | 5,700 | 4,200 | 3,700 | 5,500 | Industrial | 23,100 | 22,600 | 16,700 | 14,600 | 22,200 |
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