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Complete details about Central African Republic in Africa with capital city Bangui

Country NameCentral African Republic (Centrafrique/Bê-Afrîka)
Country CodeCAF
Capital CityBangui
ContinentAfrica
RegionCentral Africa
Independence Year1960
Population3615000
Surface Area622984.0
Life Expectancy44.0 years
GNP1054.0 (old 993.0)
Government FormRepublic

Spoken Languages

Banda     (23.5%)
Gbaya     (23.8%)
Mandjia     (14.8%)
Mbum     (6.4%)
Ngbaka     (7.5%)
Sara     (6.4%)

Major Cities

Bangui, Bangui     (population 524000)

Central African Republic's most recent News and Stories



Publisher: Washington PostMon, 21 May 2012 12:24:12 -0700
Official: 3 killed, 2 villages burnt in the Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic ? A government official says assailants believed to be from Chad burned down two villages in the neighboring Central African Republic, killing three people. Ninga-Wong Mallo, a lawmaker from the African nation's ...   read full story


Publisher: World Press ReviewTue, 22 May 2012 17:10:27 -0700
Cheers for Hollande in Africa

The leaders of the new independent states?Mauritania, Niger, Mali and Chad in the north, Senegal, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Benin Burkina Faso and Cameroon in the west, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville in the southwest, the Central African Republic in the ...   read full story


Publisher: CNN InternationalTue, 22 May 2012 04:34:15 -0700
Bringing hope to traumatized refugees with dance therapy

Landlocked in north central Africa, the Republic of Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world. Along with poverty and drought in the Sahara desert, hundreds of thousands of people have been uprooted, due to violence, corruption and civil war.   read full story


Publisher: Yahoo! Eurosport UKTue, 22 May 2012 10:53:54 -0700
African Cup of Nations - Coach quits after no salary for eight months

French coach Jules Accorsi has left his job in charge of the Central African Republic shortly before they begin their World Cup qualifiers because he has not been paid for months. Accorsi, whose tenure had seen the country climb more than 100 places in ...   read full story

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Publisher: Reuters AfricaTue, 22 May 2012 10:51:02 -0700
Soccer-Coach quits after no salary for eight months read full story