Central African Republic

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The Central African Republic, formerly the French colony of Ubangi-Shari, became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - a civilian government was installed in 1993. The capital is Bangui. It is bordered by Chad, Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo and Cameroon.

Republique Centrafricaine

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National motto: Unite, Dignite, Travail (French: Unity, Dignity, Work)
Languages	French (official), Sangho, and various tribal languages
Capital	Bangui
President	Francois Bozize
Prime Minister	Celestin Gaombalet
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 42nd 622,984 km² 0%
Population  - Total (2003)  - Density	Ranked 124th 3,683,538 5.8/km²
Independence  - Date	From France August 13, 1960
Currency	Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
Time zone	UTC+1
National anthem	La Renaissance (The Rebirth)
Internet TLD	.cf
Calling Code	236

History

Main article: History of the Central African Republic

Politics

Main article: Politics of the Central African Republic

Prefectures

Main article: Prefectures of the Central African Republic

Geography

Main article: Geography of the Central African Republic

Economy

Main article: Economy of the Central African Republic

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of the Central African Republic

Culture

Main article: Culture of the Central African Republic

Holidays

Date	English Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	-
March 29	Boganda Day	Anniversary of the death of independence leader Barthelemy Boganda (d.1959).
Second Monday of April	Easter Monday	-
May 1	Labor Day	-
May 15	Anniversary of the first government	-
August 13	Independence Day	-
November 11	National Holiday	-
December 2	Day after Republic Day	-
December 25	Christmas	-

See also: Music of the Central African Republic, List of writers from the Central African Republic

Education

Main article: Education in the Central African Republic

Miscellaneous topics

• Communications in the Central African Republic
• Transportation in the Central African Republic
• Military of the Central African Republic
• Foreign relations of the Central African Republic