Outline of the Central African Republic
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Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
(CAR) is a landlocked sovereign country located in Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
. The CAR borders Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
in the north, South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
in the east, Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
in the north-east, the Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
in the south, and Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
in the west.
Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas but it also includes a Sahelo-Sudanese zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two thirds of the country lies in the basins of the Ubangi River
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River , also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, then bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, after which it flows south to the Congo at Liranga....
, which flows south into the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
, while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari River
Chari River
The Chari or Shari River is a 949-kilometer-long river of central Africa. It flows from the Central African Republic through Chad into Lake Chad, following the Cameroon border from N'Djamena, where it joins the Logone River waters....
, which flows north into Lake Chad
Lake Chad
Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, whose size has varied over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme, it shrank as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998; yet it also states that "the 2007 ...
.
Since most of the territory is located in the Ubangi and Shari river basins, the French called the colony it carved out in this region Ubangi-Shari, or Oubangui-Chari
Oubangui-Chari
Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent Central African Republic . French activity in the area began in 1889 with the establishment of an outpost at Bangui, now the capital of CAR. The territory was named in 1894.In 1903, French...
in French. This French colony of Ubangi-Shari became a semi-autonomous territory of the French Community
French Community
The French Community was an association of states known in French simply as La Communauté. In 1958 it replaced the French Union, which had itself succeeded the French colonial empire in 1946....
in 1958 and then an independent nation on 13 August 1960. For over three decades after independence, the CAR was ruled by presidents who were not chosen in truly democratic elections or who took power by force. Local discontent with this system was eventually reinforced by international pressure, following the end of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Central African Republic:
General reference
- PronunciationInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
: - Common English country name: The Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
- Official English country name: The Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Central AfricanCentral African RepublicThe Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
- Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of the Central African Republic - ISO country codes: CF, CAF, 140
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CFISO 3166-2:CFISO 3166-2:CF is the entry for the Central African Republic in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the Central...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .cf.cf.cf is the Internet country code top-level domain for the Central African Republic. It is administered by the Central African Society of Telecommunications....
Geography of the Central African Republic
- The Central African Republic is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Southern HemisphereSouthern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
and Eastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes... - AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
- Central AfricaCentral AfricaCentral Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
- Middle Africa
- Central Africa
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
: West Africa TimeWest Africa TimeWest Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa . The zone is one hour ahead of UTC , which makes it the same as Central European Time...
(UTC+01) - Extreme points of the Central African Republic
- High: Mont NgaouiMont NgaouiMont Ngaoui is the highest mountain in the Central African Republic. It is located on the border with Cameroon....
1420 m (4,659 ft) - Low: Ubangi RiverUbangi RiverThe Ubangi River , also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, then bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, after which it flows south to the Congo at Liranga....
335 m (1,099 ft)
- High: Mont Ngaoui
- Land boundaries: 5,203 km
- Southern Hemisphere
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Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km
Chad 1,197 km
Sudan 175 km- 990 km
Cameroon 797 km
Republic of the Congo 467 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of the Central African Republic: 4,216,666(2007) - 124th most populous country
- Area of the Central African Republic: 622984 square kilometres (240,535.5 sq mi) - 43rd largest country
- Atlas of the Central African Republic
Environment of the Central African Republic
- Climate of the Central African Republic
- Environmental issues in the Central African Republic
- Ecoregions in the Central African Republic
- Renewable energy in the Central African Republic
- Geology of the Central African Republic
- Protected areas of the Central African Republic
- Biosphere reserves in the Central African Republic
- National parks of the Central African Republic
- Wildlife of the Central African RepublicWildlife of the Central African RepublicWildlife in the Central African Republic is in the vast natural habitat located between the Congo Basin's rain forests and large savannas, where the human density was smaller than 0.5 per km2 prior to 1850...
- Flora of the Central African Republic
- Fauna of the Central African Republic
- Birds of the Central African Republic
- Mammals of the Central African Republic
Natural geographic features of the Central African Republic
- Glaciers in the Central African Republic: none
- Islands of the Central African Republic
- Lakes of the Central African Republic
- Mountains of the Central African Republic
- Volcanoes in the Central African Republic
- Rivers of the Central African Republic
- Waterfalls of the Central African Republic
- Valleys of the Central African Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic
Regions of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Regions of the Central African Republic
Ecoregions of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Ecoregions in the Central African Republic
Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic
- Prefectures of the Central African RepublicPrefectures of the Central African RepublicThere are also two economic prefectures:The national capital, Bangui, comprises a commune which lies outside the prefectures.The prefectures are further subdivided into seventy-one sub-prefectures.-Sources:*...
- Sub-prefectures of the Central African RepublicSub-prefectures of the Central African RepublicThe prefectures of the Central African Republic are divided into 71 sub-prefectures . The sub-prefectures are listed below, by prefecture.-Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture:* Bamingui* Ndélé-Bangui Commune:* Bangui...
- Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Prefectures of the Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Municipalities of the Central African Republic
- Capital of the Central African Republic: Bangui
- Cities of the Central African Republic
Demography of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Demographics of the Central African RepublicDemographics of the Central African RepublicThis article is about the demographic features of the population of the Central African Republic, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....
Government and politics of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Government of the Central African Republic and Politics of the Central African RepublicPolitics of the Central African RepublicPolitics of the Central African Republic takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President is both head of state and head of government, with a separate executive Prime Minister. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: presidentialPresidential systemA presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it....
republicRepublicA republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of... - Capital of the Central African Republic: Bangui
- Elections in the Central African RepublicElections in the Central African RepublicElections in the Central African Republic gives information on election and election results in the Central African Republic.The Central African Republic elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in the Central African Republic
- Political scandals of the Central African Republic
- Taxation in the Central African Republic
Branches of the government of the Central African Republic
Executive branch of the government of the Central African Republic
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of the Central African Republic, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of the Central African Republic, - Cabinet of the Central African Republic
Legislative branch of the government of the Central African Republic
- Parliament of the Central African Republic (bicameral)
- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Senate of the Central African Republic - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: House of Commons of the Central African Republic
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of the Central African Republic
- Supreme Court of the Central African Republic
Foreign relations of the Central African Republic
- Diplomatic missions in the Central African Republic
- Diplomatic missions of the Central African RepublicDiplomatic missions of the Central African RepublicThis is a list of diplomatic missions of the Central African Republic, excluding honorary consulates. Nineteen countries have resident diplomatic representatives in Bangui, and the C.A.R. maintains approximately the same number of missions abroad. Since early 1989 the government recognizes both...
International organization membership
The Central African Republic is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
- African UnionAfrican UnionThe African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
(AU) - Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ)
- Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
- Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
- Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - Group of 77Group of 77The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
(G77) - International Atomic Energy AgencyInternational Atomic Energy AgencyThe International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
(IAEA) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Criminal CourtInternational Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICCt) - International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentThe International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
(IFAD) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) - International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
(ICRM)
- International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) - International Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationInternational Telecommunications Satellite OrganizationThe International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
(ITSO) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC) - Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMultilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyThe Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
(MIGA) - Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (observer)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUnited Nations Industrial Development OrganizationThe United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
(UNIDO) - Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Confederation of LabourWorld Confederation of LabourThe World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
(WCL) - World Customs OrganizationWorld Customs OrganizationThe World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
(WCO) - World Federation of Trade UnionsWorld Federation of Trade UnionsThe World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
(WFTU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Intellectual Property OrganizationWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationThe World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
(WIPO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO) - World Tourism OrganizationWorld Tourism OrganizationThe World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
(UNWTO) - World Trade OrganizationWorld Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO)
Law and order in the Central African Republic
- Main article: Law of the Central African Republic
- Capital punishment in the Central African Republic
- Constitution of the Central African Republic
- Crime in the Central African Republic
- Human rights in the Central African RepublicHuman rights in the Central African RepublicHuman rights in the Central African Republic are addressed under the constitution. However the extent to which such rights are reflected in practice, is subject to debate....
- LGBT rights in the Central African Republic
- Freedom of religion in the Central African RepublicFreedom of religion in the Central African RepublicThe Constitution provides for freedom of religion, although it prohibits what the Government considers to be religious fundamentalism or intolerance and establishes fixed legal conditions based on group registration with the Ministry of Interior. The Government generally respected the right to...
- Law enforcement in the Central African RepublicLaw enforcement in the Central African Republic-Secret police organizations:*USP, the Central African Republic's secret police-Sources:# World Police Encyclopedia, ed. by Dilip K. Das & Michael Palmiotto published by Taylor & Francis. 2004,...
Military of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Military of the Central African RepublicMilitary of the Central African RepublicThe Forces armées centrafricaines are the armed forces of the Central African Republic, established after independence in 1960. Today they are a rather weak institution, dependent on international support to hold back the enemies in the current civil war...
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of the Central African Republic
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of the Central African Republic
- Navy of the Central African Republic
- Air Force of the Central African Republic
- Special forces of the Central African Republic
- Military history of the Central African Republic
- Military ranks of the Central African Republic
Local government in the Central African Republic
History of the Central African Republic
- Main article: History of the Central African RepublicHistory of the Central African Republic-Early history:The Central African Republic is believed to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based on the Lake Chad region and along the Upper Nile...
, Timeline of the history of the Central African Republic, and Current events of the Central African Republic
- Economic history of the Central African Republic
- Military history of the Central African Republic
Culture of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Culture of the Central African Republic
- Architecture of the Central African Republic
- Centrafrican cuisineCentrafrican cuisineCentrafrican cuisine is the cooking traditions, practices, foods and dishes associated with the Central African Republic . The diet is heavy on staple starches such as millet and sorghum, and utilizes a significant amount of vegetables and sauces. Okra, onions, garlic, chiles and peanuts are...
- Ethnic minorities in the Central African Republic
- Festivals in the Central African Republic
- Humor in the Central African Republic
- Languages of the Central African RepublicLanguages of the Central African RepublicThe official languages of the Central African Republic are French and Sangho. In total there are about 120 languages in the country.In the CAR, French is the language of writing and formal situations. It is estimated that 7.5% of the population are real French speakers.Sangho has about 350,000...
- Media in the Central African Republic
- National symbols of the Central African Republic
- Coat of arms of the Central African RepublicCoat of arms of the Central African RepublicThe coat of arms of the Central African Republic consists of a shield in the center, with two flags on its edges, and with a sun rising over the shield...
- Flag of the Central African RepublicFlag of the Central African RepublicThe flag of the Central African Republic was adopted on December 1, 1958. It was designed by Barthélemy Boganda, the first president of the autonomous territory of Oubangui-Chari, who believed that "France and Africa must march together." Thus he combined the blue, white and red of the French...
- National anthem of the Central African Republic
- Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
- People of the Central African Republic
- Prostitution in the Central African Republic
- Public holidays in the Central African Republic
- Records of the Central African Republic
- Religion in the Central African RepublicReligion in the Central African RepublicThough about 80 percent of the population of the Central African Republic are Christians, it is believed that most of these followers incorporate traditional indigenous elements into their faith practices.-Religious demography:...
- Buddhism in the Central African Republic
- Christianity in the Central African Republic
- Hinduism in the Central African Republic
- Islam in the Central African RepublicIslam in the Central African RepublicIslam accounts for approximately 10% of the population of the Central African Republic, making it the second most followed organized religion in the country after Christianity . Most Central African Muslims live in the north, near the border with predominantly Muslim Chad. -References:...
- Judaism in the Central African Republic
- Sikhism in the Central African Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic
Art in the Central African Republic
- Art in the Central African Republic
- Cinema of the Central African Republic
- Literature of the Central African Republic
- Music of the Central African RepublicMusic of the Central African RepublicThe music of the Central African Republic includes many different forms. Western rock and pop music, as well as Afrobeat, soukous and other genres have become popular nation-wide. The sanza is a popular instrument....
- Television in the Central African Republic
- Theatre in the Central African Republic
Sports in the Central African Republic
- Main article: Sports in the Central African Republic
- Football in the Central African RepublicFootball in the Central African RepublicUnrest both inside and outside of the country has meant that the development of football has been impeded all too frequently. Football is though the number one sport in the Central African Republic. The national association has made conscious efforts to participate in all of the top international...
- Central African Republic at the OlympicsCentral African Republic at the OlympicsThe Central African Republic has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held between 1984 and 2008, as well as its first appearance in 1968. The country, however, has yet to win an Olympic medal. No athletes from the Central African Republic have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.-See...
Economy and infrastructure of the Central African Republic
- Main article: Economy of the Central African RepublicEconomy of the Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic is classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an estimated annual per capita income of $700 ....
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 157th (one hundred and fifth seventh)
- Agriculture in the Central African Republic
- Banking in the Central African Republic
- National Bank of the Central African Republic
- Communications in the Central African RepublicCommunications in the Central African Republic- Postal System:Direction des services postaux de l’Office National des Postes et de l'Épargne is responsible for the postal service.-Telephone Network:...
- Companies of the Central African Republic
- Currency of the Central African RepublicCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: FrancCentral African CFA francThe Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale...
- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: XAFCentral African CFA francThe Central African CFA franc is the currency of six independent states in central Africa, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of the Central African Republic
- Energy policy of the Central African Republic
- Mining in the Central African RepublicMining in the Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic's mineral resource endowment includes copper, diamond, gold, graphite, ilmenite, iron ore, kaolin, kyanite, lignite, limestone, manganese, monazite, quartz, rutile, salt, tin, and uranium. Of these commodities, only diamond and gold were produced in 2006; subsistence...
- Oil industry in the Central African Republic
- Tourism in the Central African RepublicTourism in the Central African RepublicTourism in the Central African Republic has been negatively affected by its recent troubled history and fighting in neighbouring countries. Security in the country is unstable, particularly in its north and northwest. In 2007 and 2008 the United States issued a travel warning for the CAR warning of...
- Transport in the Central African RepublicTransport in the Central African Republic- Railways :There are no railways in the Central African Republic.A line from Cameroon port of Kribi to Bangui was proposed in 2002.- Highways :In 2002, the country had 23,810 km of roads, of which only 429 km were paved...
- the Central African Republic Stock Exchange
Education in the Central African Republic
- Main article: Education in the Central African RepublicEducation in the Central African RepublicPublic education in the Central African Republic is free, and education is compulsory from ages 6 to 14. AIDS-related deaths have taken a heavy toll on teachers, contributing to the closure of more than 100 primary schools between 1996 and 1998. In 1991, the gross primary enrollment rate was 56.9...
Infrastructure of the Central African Republic
- Communications in the Central African RepublicCommunications in the Central African Republic- Postal System:Direction des services postaux de l’Office National des Postes et de l'Épargne is responsible for the postal service.-Telephone Network:...
- Internet in the Central African Republic
- Energy in the Central African RepublicEnergy in the Central African RepublicEnergy in the Central African Republic is a growing industry with plenty of potential.-Hydroelectricity:Electric power production totaled 103 GWh in 2002, with consumption at 96 GWh for that same year. The capital city of Bangui is supplied by two hydroelectric generators and one thermal...
- Health care in the Central African Republic
- Transportation in the Central African Republic
- Airports in the Central African Republic
- Rail transport in the Central African Republic
- Roads in the Central African Republic
- Water supply and sanitation in the Central African Republic
See also
- Index of Central African Republic-related articles
- List of Central African Republic-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
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