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Central African Republic

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Central African Republic · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

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The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 5,357,744, consisting of about 80 ethnic groups. Having been a French colony under the name Ubangi-Shari, Sango is its national language and was also its co-official language alongside French.

From Wikipedia: Central African Republic · CC BY-SA 4.0

RCA : la Société civile républicaine conteste la marche du BRDCjournaldebangui.com

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Pictures

A village in the Central African Republichdptcar from Bangui, Central African Republic · CC BY 2.0
Classroom in Sam Ouandjahdptcar from Bangui, Central African Republic · CC BY 2.0
A Baka woman dancingMax Chiswick · CC BY-SA 4.0
Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Rebel militia in the northern countryside, 2007hdptcar from Bangui, Central African Republic · CC BY-SA 2.0
Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic, January 2014SSgt Ryan Crane · Public domain