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| | Central African Republic |
 | | There are clearly defined ethnic zones; the forest region, inhabited by Bantu groups, the Mbaka, Lissongo, Mbimu, and Babinga; the river banks, populated by the Sango, Yakoma, Baniri, and Buraka; and the savannah region, where the Banda, Sande, Sara, Ndle, and Bizao live. |
 | | 1960 Achieved independence as Central African Republic; David Dacko, the nephew of the late Boganda, was elected president. |
 | | It is bounded to the northeast and east by Sudan, to the south by the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo, to the west by Cameroon, and to the northwest by Chad. |
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