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Factors affecting the development of a country (Social (Civil war (Deaths…
Factors affecting the development of a country
Social
Civil war
Deaths of thousands of people
and more than 800 000
refugees
Wealth of ctizens
More than 50% of its
people living below the poverty
line
Tropical diseases rampant
Hepatitis A and E, typhoid, malaria,
dengue fever, bacterial diarrhoea,
African sleeping sickness,
schistosomiasis, rabies and
meningitis
Infant mortality rates are
high, and life expectancy is low
Highest rate of maternal mortality in the wrold
Low literacy rate (27%)
Food insecurity in rural areas
Between 2010
and 2013 an estimated 10% of
the population were severely
‘food insecure’
Ethnic groups
Cattle-raiding feuds
between rival ethnic groups
Low levels of education
10% of
pupils finishing primary school
and 2% going on to secondary
school
Physical
Poor transport facilities
Inability of transporting natural resources
Hampers trade
Lack of coastline
Hampers sea trade
Fertile land
Hot climate
Hot, wet conditions
Natural resources
Oil, gold, diamond and limestone
Political
Political unrest
Civil war
Guerrilla
warfare
Cross-border issues
Loss of foreign exchange from oil
production
Economic
Large oil reserve
Lack of investment
Poor agriculture equipment and facilities
Subsistence agriculture
Wide range of crops grown
Approximately 12.2 million head of cattle
No largescale
agriculture for export