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Central African RepublicCentral African RepublicThe '''Central African Republic''' is a land-locked country in central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west. The CAR is situated north of the equator, separating the Congo River basin from Lake Chad and the White Nile river basin. Formerly the France|French colony of Ubangi-Shari, the nation was first ruled by French plantocracy|plantation interests, and, for three decades after it gained its independence in 1960, by military governments. While a civilian government was installed in 1993, the country's political instability remains. {| border=1 align=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+<big><big>'''Republique Centrafricaine'''<br>'''Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka'''</big></big> |- | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 | {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | align="center" width="140px" | image:Central african republic flag large.png|125px| | align="center" width="140px" | Image:centralaf22.PNG |- | align="center" width="140px" | (Flag of Central African Republic|In Detail) | align="center" width="140px" | (Emblem of Central African Republic|Full size) |} |- | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''National motto: Unité, Dignité, Travail<br>(French language|French: Unity, Dignity, Work)''</small> |- | align=center colspan=2 | image:LocationCentralAfricanRepublic.png |- | '''Languages''' | French language|French (official), Sangho, and various tribal languages |- | '''Capital''' | Bangui |- | '''President of the Central African Republic|President''' | François Bozizé |- | '''Prime Minister of the Central African Republic|Prime Minister''' | Célestin Gaombalet |- | '''Area'''<br /> - Total <br /> - % water | List of countries by area|Ranked 42nd <br /> 622,984 square kilometre|km² <br /> 0% |- | '''Population''' <br /> - Total (2003) <br /> - Density | List of countries by population|Ranked 124th <br /> 3,683,538 <br /> 5.8/km² |- | '''Independence'''<br /> - Date | From France<br />August 13, 1960 |- | '''Currency''' | CFA franc (XAF) |- | '''Time zone''' | UTC+1 |- | '''National anthem''' | ''La Renaissance'' |- | '''Top-level domain|Internet TLD''' | .cf |- | '''List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code''' | 236 |} == History == ''Main article: History of the Central African Republic'' Originally a colony of France, the Central African Republic became independent in 1960. The new nation quickly descended into dictatorship under the rule of its first president, David Dacko. In 1966 Dacko was overthrown by his cousin Jean-Bédel Bokassa who established a highly eccentric military dictatorship. In 1976 Bokassa proclaimed himself emperor and was crowned in a lavish and expensive ceremony (the shoes he wore set a Guinness Book of Records | world record for their costliness) based on that of his hero Napoleon Bonaparte that was ridiculed by much of the world. His human rights violations (which are said to have included cannibalism and the feeding of school children to crocodiles, amongst others) and movements against French interests prompted France to support a coup against him in 1979, restoring Dacko to power. A second coup occurred in 1981, and democracy began in 1993. In 2003 however, there was yet another coup, bringing François Bozizé to power. == Politics == {{Politics of Central African Republic}} The country is currently under the rule of François Bozizé. A new constitution was approved by voters in a referendum held on December 5 2004. Full multiparty Central African Republic elections, 2005|presidential and parliamentary elections are due in March 2005. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/87ba6e292f78b0bc6dbbaeb9c2ef6bd9.htm] == Prefectures == ''Main article: Prefectures of the Central African Republic'' == Geography == ''Main article: Geography of the Central African Republic'' == Economy == ''Main article: Economy of the Central African Republic'' == Demographics == ''Main article: Demographics of the Central African Republic'' == Culture == ''Main article: Culture of the Central African Republic'' ''See also'': *Public holidays in the Central African Republic *Music of the Central African Republic *List of African writers (by country)#Central African Republic|List of writers from the Central African Republic Image:central african republic sm04.png|right|Map of the Central African Republic == Miscellaneous topics == *Communications in the Central African Republic *Transportation in the Central African Republic *Military of the Central African Republic *Foreign relations of the Central African Republic <br clear=all> {{Africa}} Category:African Union member states Category:Central African Republic ar:جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى bn:মধ্য আফ্রিকা de:Zentralafrikanische Republik et:Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik es:República Centroafricana eo:Centr-Afrika Respubliko fr:République centrafricaine ko:중앙 아프리카 공화국 ia:Republica Centroafrican it:Repubblica Centrafricana he:הרפובליקה המרכז אפריקאית lv:Centrālāfrika lt:Centrinės Afrikos Respublika ms:Republik Afrika Tengah nl:Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek nds:Zentraalafrikaansche Republiek ja:中央アフリカ no:Den sentralafrikanske republikk pl:Republika Środkowoafrykańska pt:República Centro-Africana ru:Центрально-Африканская Республика sa:केन्द्रीय अफ्रीका गणराज्य sk:Stredoafrická republika sl:Srednjeafriška republika fi:Keski-Afrikan tasavalta sv:Centralafrikanska republiken sq:Afrika Qendrore uk:Центрально-Африканська Республіка zh:中非共和國 First page | Prev | Next | Last page | This article on Central African Republic is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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