Central African Republic
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The Central African Republic, formerly the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule — mostly by military governments — a civilian government was installed in 1993. The capital is Bangui. It is bordered by Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Cameroon.
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| National motto: Unité, Dignité, Travail (French: Unity, Dignity, Work) | |||||
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| Languages | French (official), Sangho, and various tribal languages | ||||
| Capital | Bangui | ||||
| President | François Bozizé | ||||
| Prime Minister | Célestin Gaombalet | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 42nd 622,984 km² 0% | ||||
| Population
- Total (2003) - Density | Ranked 124th
3,683,538 5.8/km² | ||||
| Independence - Date | From France August 13, 1960 | ||||
| Currency | Communauté Financière Africaine franc (XAF) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+1 | ||||
| National anthem | La Renaissance (The Rebirth) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .cf | ||||
| Calling Code | 236 | ||||
| Table of contents |
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2 Politics 3 Prefectures 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics |
History
Main article: History of the Central African RepublicPolitics
Main article: Politics of the Central African RepublicPrefectures
Main article: Prefectures of the Central African RepublicGeography
Main article: Geography of the Central African RepublicEconomy
Main article: Economy of the Central African RepublicDemographics
Main article: Demographics of the Central African RepublicCulture
Main article: Culture of the Central African Republic
| Date | English Name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | - |
| March 29 | Boganda Day | Anniversary of the death of independence leader Barthelemy Boganda (d.1959). |
| Second Monday of April | Easter Monday | - |
| May 1 | Labor Day | - |
| May 15 | Anniversary of the first government | - |
| August 13 | Independence Day | - |
| November 11 | National Holiday | - |
| December 2 | Day after Republic Day | - |
| December 25 | Christmas | - |
See also:
- Music of the Central African Republic
- List of writers from the Central African Republic
Map of the Central African Republic
Miscellaneous topics
| Countries in Africa | ||
| Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Republic of the Congo | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt¹ | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | The Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | ||
| Other areas: Canary Islands | Madeira Islands | Mayotte | Réunion | Saint Helena | Western Sahara | ||