Central African Republic

Cen′tral Af′rican Repub′lic,

Place Namesa republic in central Africa: a member of the French Community. 3,342,051;
238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km). Cap.: Bangui. Formerly, Central African Empire, Ubangi-Shari.

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Central African Republic n

a landlocked country of central Africa: joined with Chad as a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became an independent republic in 1960; a parliamentary monarchy (1976–79); consists of a huge plateau, mostly savanna, with dense forests in the south; drained chiefly by the Shari and Ubangi Rivers. Official languages: French and Sango. Religion: Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Bangui. Pop: 4 659 080 (2017 est). Area: 622 577 sq km (240 376 sq miles)Former names: (until 1958) Ubangi-Shari, (1976–79) Central African Empire French name: République Centrafricaine /repyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn/

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