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Conflict Diamonds have been reduced to less than 1% since the Kimberley Process in 2003.
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Approximately $8.5 billion worth of diamonds a year come from African countries. |
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Diamond revenues enables every child in Botswana to receive free education up to the age of 13. |
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A diamond may be up to three billion years old. The diamond crystallization process starts at approximately 200 kilometres, or 320 miles beneath the surface and typically rises to the surface in volcanic rock. |
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The revenue from diamonds are instrumental in the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. |
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Today, 74 governments and the legitimate diamond industry are all committed and legally bound to eradicating conflict diamonds. |
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The world's largest diamond was the Cullinan. It was found in South Africa in 1905. It weighed 3,106.75 carats uncut. It was cut into the Great Star of Africa, weighing 530.2 carats. |
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The word “diamond” comes from the Greek word “adamas” and this means “unconquerable and indestructible”.
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An estimated 65% of the world’s diamonds future diamond supply is expected to come from African countries. |
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An estimated 10 million people globally are directly or indirectly supported by the diamond industry. |
