Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo-Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two-thirds of the country is within the Ubangi River basin (which flows into the Congo), while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari, which flows into Lake Chad.
What is today the Central African Republic has been inhabited for millennia; however, the country's current borders were established by France, which ruled the country as a colony starting in the late 19th century. After gaining independence from France in 1960, the Central African Republic was ruled by a series of autocratic leaders, including an abortive attempt at a monarchy; by the 1990s, calls for democracy led to the first multi-party democratic elections in 1993. Ange-Félix Patassé became president, but was later removed by General François Bozizé in the 2003 coup. The Central African Republic Bush War began in 2004 and, despite a peace treaty in 2007 and another in 2011, civil war resumed in 2012, perpetuating the country's poor human rights record, characterized by widespread and increasing abuses by various participating armed groups, such as arbitrary imprisonment, torture and restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of movement.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Central African Republic face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Central African Republic but LGBT persons face stigmatization among the broader population.
The Central African Republic was one of the few African states that signed a " joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity" at the United Nations, condemning violence and discrimination against LGBT people. ( Full article...)
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President Faustin Touadera with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 23 May 2018 (from Central African Republic)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, self-crowned Emperor of Central Africa (from Central African Republic)
The Sultan of Bangassou and his wives, 1906 (from Central African Republic)
A village in the Central African Republic (from Central African Republic)
Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic, January 2014 (from Central African Republic)
A food aid convoy in the Central African Republic in 2007 (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Rebel in northern Central African Republic (from History of the Central African Republic)
Séléka advances in C.A.R. (December 2012–March 2013) (from History of the Central African Republic)
The Bouar Megaliths, pictured here on a 1967 Central African stamp, date back to the very late Neolithic Era (c. 3500–2700 BC). (from Central African Republic)
First Central African President David Dacko in 1962 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Fula women in Paoua (from Central African Republic)
Classroom in Sam Ouandja (from Central African Republic)
Faustin Touadera succeeded interim head Catherine Samba-Panza to become President following the 2015–16 elections (from History of the Central African Republic)
A Christian church in the Central African Republic. (from Central African Republic)
Central African Republic map of Köppen climate classification. (from Central African Republic)
Fufu (pictured right) is a staple food of West and Central Africa. It's a thick paste made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding the mixture with a mortar and pestle. Peanut soup is pictured left (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
A French cuisine boulangerie in Bangui (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
A soldier with France's 11th Marine Artillery Regiment during military exercises in the Central African Republic in 1992 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Bangui shopping district (from Central African Republic)
The Aka Pygmies living in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve (from Central African Republic)
Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940. (from Central African Republic)
Graphical depiction of Central African Republic's product exports in 28 color-coded categories (from Central African Republic)
Palm wine (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Falls of Boali on the Mbali River (from Central African Republic)
Trucks in Bangui (from Central African Republic)
Mothers and babies aged between 0 and 5 years are lining up in a Health Post at Begoua, a district of Bangui, waiting for the two drops of the oral polio vaccine. (from Central African Republic)
Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Dzanga-Sangha Reserve (from Central African Republic)
Current military situation in Central African Republic (from Central African Republic)
Location of the Central African Republic (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Ntaba, Central African style lamb barbecue (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 11 April 2019 (from Central African Republic)
Rebel militia in the northern countryside, 2007. (from Central African Republic)
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The Central African Republic sent three competitors to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Béranger Bosse and Mireille Derebona represented the nation in track events, while Bruno Bongongo participated on the Central African Republic's behalf in boxing. Of those athletes, none progressed past the first rounds of their events. The appearance of the Central African delegation at the Beijing Olympics marked its eighth appearance since the nation's debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and its seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. At the ceremonies, Derebona was the nation's flag bearer. ( Full article...)
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Largest Central African Republic cities
Rank
City / town
Préfecture
Population (2003 census)
1
Bangui
N/A
622,771
2
Bimbo
Ombella-M'Poko
124,176
3
Berbérati
Mambéré-Kadéï
76,918
4
Carnot *
Mambéré-Kadéï
45,421
5
Bambari
Ouaka
41,356
6
Bouar
Nana-Mambéré
40,353
7
Bossangoa
Ouham
36,478
8
Bria
Haute-Kotto
35,204
9
Bangassou
Mbomou
31,553
10
Nola
Sangha-Mbaéré
29,181
11
Kaga-Bandoro
Nana-Grébizi
24,661
12
Sibut
Kémo
22,419
13
Mbaïki
Lobaye
22,166
14
Bozoum
Ouham-Pendé
20,655
* not the capital of the prefecture
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