The location of the Central African Republic
An enlargeable map of the Central African Republic
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Central African Republic:
Central African Republic – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Africa.[1] The CAR borders Chad in the north, South Sudan in the east, Sudan in the north-east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The Central African Republic Bush War began in 2004 and, despite a peace treaty in 2007 and another in 2011, fighting broke out between government, Muslim, and Christian factions in December 2012, leading to ethnic and religious cleansing and massive population displacement in 2013 and 2014. It is one of the poorest countries in the world.
General reference
An enlargeable relief map of the Central African Republic
- Common English country name: The Central African Republic
- Official English country name: The Central African Republic
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Central African
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: CF, CAF, 140
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CF
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cf
Geography of the Central African Republic
An enlargeable topographic map of the Central African Republic
Geography of the Central African Republic
- The Central African Republic is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: West Africa Time (UTC+01)
- Extreme points of the Central African Republic
- High: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m (4,659 ft)
- Low: Ubangi River 335 m (1,099 ft)
- Land boundaries: 5,203 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km
Chad 1,197 km
Sudan 175 km
South Sudan 990 km
Cameroon 797 km
Republic of the Congo 467 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of the Central African Republic: 4,216,666(2007) - 124th most populous country
- Area of the Central African Republic: 622,984 square kilometres (240,535 sq mi) - 43rd largest country
- Atlas of the Central African Republic
Environment of the Central African Republic
An enlargeable satellite image of the Central African Republic
- Climate of the Central African Republic
- Ecoregions in the Central African Republic
- Wildlife of the Central African Republic
- Fauna of the Central African Republic
Natural geographic features of the Central African Republic
- Glaciers in the Central African Republic: none [2]
- Mountains of the Central African Republic
- Rivers of the Central African Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic
Regions of the Central African Republic
Regions of the Central African Republic
Ecoregions of the Central African Republic
Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic
Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic
Prefectures of the Central African Republic
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Municipalities of the Central African Republic
- Capital of the Central African Republic: Bangui
- Cities of the Central African Republic
Demography of the Central African Republic
Government and politics of the Central African Republic
Politics of the Central African Republic
- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of the Central African Republic: Bangui
- Elections in the Central African Republic
- Political parties in the Central African Republic
Branches of the government of the Central African Republic
Government of the Central African Republic
Executive branch of the government of the Central African Republic
Legislative branch of the government of the Central African Republic
Judicial branch of the government of the Central African Republic
Court system of the Central African Republic
Foreign relations of the Central African Republic
Foreign relations of the Central African Republic
- Diplomatic missions in the Central African Republic
- Diplomatic missions of the Central African Republic
International organization membership
The Central African Republic is a member of:[1]
Law and order in the Central African Republic
Law of the Central African Republic
Military of the Central African Republic
Local government in the Central African Republic
Local government in the Central African Republic
History of the Central African Republic
History by subject
Culture of the Central African Republic
Culture of the Central African Republic
- Centrafrican cuisine
- Languages of the Central African Republic
- Media in the Central African Republic
- National symbols of the Central African Republic
- People of the Central African Republic
- Public holidays in the Central African Republic
- Religion in the Central African Republic
- World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic
Art in the Central African Republic
Sports in the Central African Republic
Economy and infrastructure of the Central African Republic
Economy of the Central African Republic
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 157th (one hundred and fifth seventh)
- Agriculture in the Central African Republic
- Banking in the Central African Republic
- Communications in the Central African Republic
- Companies of the Central African Republic
- Currency of the Central African Republic: Franc
- Energy in the Central African Republic
- Health care in the Central African Republic
- Mining in the Central African Republic
- Tourism in the Central African Republic
- Transport in the Central African Republic
Education in the Central African Republic
See also
- List of Central African Republic-related topics
- All pages with titles beginning with Central African Republic
- All pages with titles beginning with Central Africa
- All pages with titles beginning with Central African
- All pages with titles containing Central African Republic
- All pages with titles containing Central Africa
- All pages with titles containing Central African
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
- 1 2 "Central African Republic". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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