Central African Republic Map

The Central African Republic is a landlocked country of Central Africa. It shares its borders with Sudan to the northeast, Chad to the north, South Sudan to the southeast, the Republic of Congo to the southwest, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, and Cameroon to the west. The country has a great source of mineral deposits and other resources that includes uranium reserves, gold, cobalt, crude oil, diamonds, hydropower and lumber.

History:

The borders of the present day Republic were established by France, which ruled the country in the late 19th century. A series of autocratic rulers ruled the Central African Republic, after it got independence from France in 1960. It also included an abortive attempt at a monarchy. Call for democracy took place in the 1990s when the first election took place. The Bush War in the Central African Republic began in 2004 and civil war resumed in 2012 despite peace treaties in 2007 and 2011.

Culture:

Women continue to play an important role in gathering, producing, storing, distributing and preparing food. The men's activities of hunting, trapping and fishing are still essential to the livelihoods of many Central Africans, and in some areas women fish during the dry season.

Churches play an important role in both rural and urban life and are centers of social interaction as well as religious activities. In addition to Sunday services, religious schools and various social groups for women, men, youth and children are common.

Language:

French and Sango are the two official languages of the Central African Republic. Sango Creole developed as an interethnic language based on the local Ngbandi language.

Geography:

The Central African Republic lies between longitudes 14 degrees and 28 degrees East and latitudes 2 degrees and 11 degrees North. The country mainly consists of rolling or flat plateau savanna above sea level. There are scattered hills in the southwest regions along with the Fertit hills in the northeast of the country. The country consists of six terrestrial ecoregions including Northwestern Congolian Lowland forests, Northeastern Congolian lowland forests, Eastern Sudanian savanna, Western Congolian swamp forests, Sahelian Acaci savanna, and Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic. The Central African Republic is the focus of one of the largest magnetic anomalies on Earth, the Bangui Magnetic Anomaly.

FAQs

Q1: What is the climatic condition of the Central African Republic?

Ans. The Central African Republic's climate is generally tropical, with a rainy season in the north from June to September and in the south from May to October. During the rainy season there are showers almost every day, and there is often fog in the early morning.

Q2: What is the political and government system of the country?

Ans. The country has the framework of a presidential form of government where the President is the head of the state and the Prime Minister is the head of government.