Central African Republic

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.

• History of the Central African Republic
• Geography of the Central African Republic
• Demographics of the Central African Republic
• Politics of the Central African Republic
• Economy of the Central African Republic
• 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

Reference

• Much of the material in these articles comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

See also: Central African Empire