Central Africa
The
Central African Republic
République Centrafricaine
/ Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka
Diplomatic Representation
of Central Africa in the US
1618 22nd Street, NW,
Washington DC 20008,
Tel.: (202) 483-7800
Fax: (202) 332-9893
The Central African Republic (French: République
Centrafricaine or Centrafrique) is a landlocked
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. 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, which flows south into the Congo River,
while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Shari river,
which flows north into Lake Chad. 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
in French. This French colony of Ubangi-Shari became a semi-autonomous
territory of the French Community in 1958 and then an independent
nation on 13 August 1960. For over three decades since independence
the CAR was ruled by presidents who were not chosen in truly democratic
elections or who took power by force. The first fair democratic
elections were held in 1993 and brought Ange-Félix Patassé
to power, but President Patassé was overthrown by General
François BozizĂ© in 2003. General Bozizé won a democratic
election in May 2005 and remains in power today. The Central African
Republic is one, if not the, world's poorest country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic
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