Not all countries that are resource rich are successful. Countries like Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are resource rich, but their GDP is really low. In 2013, Venezuela’s GDP was 438.83 billion USD, while DRC’s GDP was $484.21 billion USD. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, it’s economy should be high, but it’s not. Instead it’s economy is decreasing every year. Venezuela’s government thinks that Venezuela have an economy if they pretend to have one. A country similar to Venezuela is The Domestic Republic of Congo (DRC). In terms of natural resources, it’s one of the richest countries in the world. DRC has about 24 trillion dollars in natural minerals. That’s equal to the GDP of Europe and the U.S. added
