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The Central African Republic (CAR; Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; French: République centrafricaine, RCA; French: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique, [sɑ̃tʁafʁik]) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.

The Central African Republic covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). , it had an estimated population of around 4.7 million. , the Central African Republic is the scene of a civil war, ongoing since 2012. Most of the Central African Republic consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo-Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two-thirds of the country is within the Ubangi River basin (which flows into the Congo), while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari, which flows into Lake Chad.

What is today the Central African Republic has been inhabited for millennia; however, the country's current borders were established by France, which ruled the country as a colony starting in the late 19th century. After gaining independence from France in 1960, the Central African Republic was ruled by a series of autocratic leaders, including an abortive attempt at a monarchy.

By the 1990s, calls for democracy led to the first multi-party democratic elections in 1993. Ange-Félix Patassé became president, but was later removed by General François Bozizé in the 2003 coup. The Central African Republic Bush War began in 2004 and, despite a peace treaty in 2007 and another in 2011, civil war resumed in 2012. The civil war perpetuated the country's poor human rights record: it was characterized by widespread and increasing abuses by various participating armed groups, such as arbitrary imprisonment, torture, and restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of movement. (Full article...)

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An internal conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) started essentially on 13 April 2013, when the government of President Michel Djotodia officially took over. The fighting was between the government of the Central African Republic's former Séléka coalition of rebel groups, who are mainly from the Muslim minority, and the mainly Christian anti-balaka coalition. The conflict was part of the ongoing Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present). International organisations, such as the United Nations, had warned of a possible genocide. UNSC resolution 2122 authorised the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) to be deployed to the country, and France to lead operations with additional troops sent to bolster its force in the country. Following a summit of Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC), including the attendance of all the country's MPs, Djotodia resigned from the presidency on 10 January 2014. The National Transitional Council chose Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza as interim president on 20 January 2014. A period of lawlessness prevailed during the early days of her presidency with people moving into religiously cleansed neighbourhoods as the UN warned of a genocide. Anti-Balaka attacks continued against Muslim civilians. (Full article...)

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Image 1Current military situation in Central African Republic (from Central African Republic)
Image 2Rebel militia in the northern countryside, 2007. (from Central African Republic)
Image 3Mothers and babies aged between 0 and 5 years are lining up in a Health Post at Begoua, a district of Bangui, waiting for the two drops of the oral polio vaccine. (from Central African Republic)
Image 4Central African Republic map of Köppen climate classification. (from Central African Republic)
Image 5A village in the Central African Republic (from Central African Republic)
Image 6A soldier with France's 11th Marine Artillery Regiment during military exercises in the Central African Republic in 1992 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 7Rebel in northern Central African Republic (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 8Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic, January 2014 (from Central African Republic)
Image 9Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 10Séléka advances in C.A.R. (December 2012–March 2013) (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 11Trucks in Bangui (from Central African Republic)
Image 12Fufu (pictured right) is a staple food of West and Central Africa. It's a thick paste made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding the mixture with a mortar and pestle. Peanut soup is pictured left (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 13Ntaba, Central African style lamb barbecue (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 14Classroom in Sam Ouandja (from Central African Republic)
Image 15Fula women in Paoua (from Central African Republic)
Image 16Palm wine (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 17The Sultan of Bangassou and his wives, 1906 (from Central African Republic)
Image 18Location of the Central African Republic (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 19A proportional representation of Central African Republic exports, 2019 (from Central African Republic)
Image 20Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940. (from Central African Republic)
Image 21Bangui shopping district (from Central African Republic)
Image 22Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 11 April 2019 (from Central African Republic)
Image 23Dzanga-Sangha Reserve (from Central African Republic)
Image 24A French cuisine boulangerie in Bangui (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 25The Bouar Megaliths, pictured here on a 1967 Central African stamp, date back to the very late Neolithic Era (c. 3500–2700 BCE). (from Central African Republic)
Image 26A Christian church in the Central African Republic. (from Central African Republic)
Image 27A food aid convoy in the Central African Republic in 2007 (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 28President Faustin Touadera with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 23 May 2018 (from Central African Republic)
Image 29Jean-Bédel Bokassa, self-crowned Emperor of Central Africa (from Central African Republic)
Image 30Falls of Boali on the Mbali River (from Central African Republic)
Image 31Faustin Touadera succeeded interim head Catherine Samba-Panza to become president following the 2015–16 elections (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 32First Central African President David Dacko in 1962 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 33The Aka Pygmies living in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve (from Central African Republic)

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Qubangui Hotel, The shores of Bangui, Bangui Shopping District, Pedestrian crossing, view of street

Bangui (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃ɡi]) (or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. it had an estimated population of 889,231. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: Oubangui); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area.

The city forms an autonomous commune (commune autonome) of the Central African Republic which is surrounded by the Ombella-M'Poko prefecture. With an area of 67 square kilometres (26 sq mi), the commune is the smallest high-level administrative division in the country, but the highest in terms of population. The city consists of eight urban districts (arrondissements), 16 groups (groupements) and 205 neighbourhoods (quartiers). As the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui acts as an administrative, trade, and commercial centre. It is served by the Bangui M'Poko International Airport. The National Assembly, government buildings, banks, foreign enterprises and embassies, hospitals, hotels, main markets and the Ngaragba Central Prison are all located here. Bangui manufactures textiles, food products, beer, shoes and soap. Its Notre-Dame Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui. The city is also home to the University of Bangui, inaugurated in 1970. (Full article...)

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Largest Central African Republic cities
Rank	City / town	Préfecture	Population (2003 census)
1	Bangui	N/A	622,771
2	Bimbo	Ombella-M'Poko	124,176
3	Berbérati	Mambéré-Kadéï	76,918
4	Carnot *	Mambéré-Kadéï	45,421
5	Bambari	Ouaka	41,356
6	Bouar	Nana-Mambéré	40,353
7	Bossangoa	Ouham	36,478
8	Bria	Haute-Kotto	35,204
9	Bangassou	Mbomou	31,553
10	Nola	Sangha-Mbaéré	29,181
11	Kaga-Bandoro	Nana-Grébizi	24,661
12	Sibut	Kémo	22,419
13	Mbaïki	Lobaye	22,166
14	Bozoum	Ouham-Pendé	20,655