Outline of the Central African Republic

The Flag of the Central African Republic		The Coat of arms of the Central African Republic

The location of the Central African Republic

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The Central African Republic (CAR) is a 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.

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 Chari 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 after independence, the CAR was ruled by presidents who were not chosen in truly democratic elections or who took power by force. Local discontent with this system was eventually reinforced by international pressure, following the end of the Cold War.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Central African Republic:

General reference

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• Pronunciation:
• 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):
• Etymology: Name of the Central African Republic
• 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

Main article: Geography of the Central African Republic

• The Central African Republic is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Central Africa
    • Middle 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

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Main article: Environment of the Central African Republic

• Climate of the Central African Republic
• Environmental issues in the Central African Republic
• Ecoregions in the Central African Republic
• Renewable energy in the Central African Republic
• Geology of the Central African Republic
• Protected areas of the Central African Republic
  • Biosphere reserves in the Central African Republic
  • National parks of the Central African Republic
• Wildlife of the Central African Republic
  • Flora of the Central African Republic
  • Fauna of the Central African Republic
    • Birds of the Central African Republic
    • Mammals of the Central African Republic

Natural geographic features of the Central African Republic

Main article: Landforms of the Central African Republic

• Glaciers in the Central African Republic: none ^[2]
• Islands of the Central African Republic
• Lakes of the Central African Republic
• Mountains of the Central African Republic
  • Volcanoes in the Central African Republic
• Rivers of the Central African Republic
  • Waterfalls of the Central African Republic
• Valleys of the Central African Republic
• World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic

Regions of the Central African Republic

Main article: Regions of the Central African Republic

Ecoregions of the Central African Republic

Main article: Ecoregions in the Central African Republic

Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic

• Prefectures of the Central African Republic
  • Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic

Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Main article: Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic

Main article: 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

Main article: Demographics of the Central African Republic

Government and politics of the Central African Republic

Main article: Government of the Central African Republic and Politics of the Central African Republic

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of the Central African Republic: Bangui

• Elections in the Central African Republic
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Central African Republic
• Political scandals of the Central African Republic
• Taxation in the Central African Republic

Branches of the government of the Central African Republic

Main article: Government of the Central African Republic

Executive branch of the government of the Central African Republic

• Head of state: President of the Central African Republic,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Central African Republic,
• Cabinet of the Central African Republic

Legislative branch of the government of the Central African Republic

• Parliament of the Central African Republic (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Central African Republic
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Central African Republic

Judicial branch of the government of the Central African Republic

Main article: Court system of the Central African Republic

• Supreme Court of the Central African Republic

Foreign relations of the Central African Republic

Main article: 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]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) African Development Bank Group (AfDB) African Union (AU) Conference des Ministres des Finances des Pays de la Zone Franc (FZ) Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Nonaligned Movement (NAM) Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (observer) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the Central African Republic

Main article: Law of the Central African Republic

• Capital punishment in the Central African Republic
• Constitution of the Central African Republic
• Crime in the Central African Republic
• Human rights in the Central African Republic
  • LGBT rights in the Central African Republic
  • Freedom of religion in the Central African Republic
• Law enforcement in the Central African Republic

Military of the Central African Republic

Main article: Military of the Central African Republic

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of the Central African Republic
• Forces
  • Army of the Central African Republic
  • Navy of the Central African Republic
  • Air Force of the Central African Republic
  • Special forces of the Central African Republic
• Military history of the Central African Republic
• Military ranks of the Central African Republic

Local government in the Central African Republic

Main article: Local government in the Central African Republic

History of the Central African Republic

Main article: History of the Central African Republic, Timeline of the history of the Central African Republic, and Current events of the Central African Republic

• Economic history of the Central African Republic
• Military history of the Central African Republic

Culture of the Central African Republic

Main article: Culture of the Central African Republic

• Architecture of the Central African Republic
• Centrafrican cuisine
• Ethnic minorities in the Central African Republic
• Festivals in the Central African Republic
• Humor in the Central African Republic
• Languages of the Central African Republic
• Media in the Central African Republic
• National symbols of the Central African Republic
  • Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
  • Flag of the Central African Republic
  • National anthem of the Central African Republic
• People of the Central African Republic
• Prostitution in the Central African Republic
• Public holidays in the Central African Republic
• Records of the Central African Republic
• Religion in the Central African Republic
  • Buddhism in the Central African Republic
  • Christianity in the Central African Republic
  • Hinduism in the Central African Republic
  • Islam in the Central African Republic
  • Judaism in the Central African Republic
  • Sikhism in the Central African Republic
• World Heritage Sites in the Central African Republic

Art in the Central African Republic

• Art in the Central African Republic
• Cinema of the Central African Republic
• Literature of the Central African Republic
• Music of the Central African Republic
• Television in the Central African Republic
• Theatre in the Central African Republic

Sports in the Central African Republic

Main article: Sports in the Central African Republic

• Football in the Central African Republic
• Central African Republic at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Central African Republic

Main article: 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
  • National Bank of the Central African Republic
• Communications in the Central African Republic
• Companies of the Central African Republic

• Currency of the Central African Republic: Franc
  • ISO 4217: XAF

• Economic history of the Central African Republic
• Energy policy of the Central African Republic
• Mining in the Central African Republic
• Oil industry in the Central African Republic
• Tourism in the Central African Republic
• Transport in the Central African Republic

• the Central African Republic Stock Exchange

Education in the Central African Republic

Main article: Education in the Central African Republic

Infrastructure of the Central African Republic

• Communications in the Central African Republic
  • Internet in the Central African Republic
• Energy in the Central African Republic
• Health care in the Central African Republic
• Transportation in the Central African Republic
  • Airports in the Central African Republic
  • Rail transport in the Central African Republic
  • Roads in the Central African Republic
• Water supply and sanitation in the Central African Republic

Health in the Central African Republic

Main article: Health in the Central African Republic

See also

	Central African Republic portal
	Africa portal

Main article: Central African Republic

• Index of Central African Republic-related articles
• List of Central African Republic-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Central African Republic". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
2. ^ 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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