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  Central African Republic
Central African Republic, republic in central Africa, bordered on the north by Chad, on the east by Sudan, on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by Cameroon.
The Central African Republic is situated on the northern edge of the Congo River Basin.
The population of the Central African Republic was determined by the census of 1975 to be 2,054,610; the 1997 estimated population was 3,308,198.
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 Economy of the Central African Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The economy of the Central African Republic is dominated by the cultivation and sale of foodcrops such as yams, cassava, peanuts, maize, sorghum, millet, sesame and plantains.
Sparsely populated and landlocked, the nation is overwhelmingly agrarian, with the vast bulk of the population engaged in subsistence farming and 55% of the country's GDP arising from agriculture.
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 Comparative Criminology | Africa - Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (C.A.R.) appears to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornou, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based in Lake Chad and the Upper Nile.
On December 4, 1976, the republic became a monarchy with the promulgation of the imperial constitution and the proclamation of the president as Emperor Bokassa I. His regime was characterized by numerous human rights atrocities.
Central African Republic has provided data neither for United Nations nor INTERPOL surveys of crime; however, an estimate of crime is given in the United States State Department's Consular Information Sheet according to which street crime is uncommon in downtown Bangui, but armed gangs operate in outlying residential areas.
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The Central African Republic is a constitutional democracy with a multiparty legislature.
The Central African Republic (French: République Centrafricaine) is a landlocked country in central Africa.
It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west.
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 Central African Republic Interesting Facts - Places - Things
The Central African Republic is bordered to the north by Chad, to the east by Sudan, to the south by the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo, and to the west by Cameroon.
There is still enormous political tension in the Central African Republic following an attempted governmental coup in May 2001 and it is therefore advisable to avoid travelling to this country.
In Bangassou, near the Ubangi River on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, are the extraordinary Kembe Falls on the River Kotto.
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 afrol News - Central African Rep slips back into aid trap
At that stage, it was clear to the UN peacekeepers in the country that the Central African Republic was sliding back into conflict.
The Central African Republic had lost on average six months of life expectancy every year since 1988 and 1.5 percent of its per capita gross domestic product (GDP) every year since 1995, while 70 percent of its population lived on less than a dollar a day, Mr Nkwain warned.
The central government had "completed a return to constitutional rule through transparent elections" and had "started to show its resolve to fight endemic corruption and to strengthen respect for human rights," he said.
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 Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Central African Republic
The Central African Republic's capital flows and foreign investment score is 1 point worse this year; however, its government intervention and monetary policy scores are each 1 point better.
As a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, the Central African Republic uses the CFA franc, pegged to the euro.
From 1995 to 2004, the Central African Republic's weighted average annual rate of inflation was 0.11 percent, down from the 3.48 percent from 1994 to 2003 reported in the 2005 Index.
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 Central-African-Republic
Background: The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960.
Land boundaries: Total: 5,203 km, border countries: Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km.
Economy overview: Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas.
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 afrol News - Fragile stability in Central African Republic
Recent trends in the Central African Republic are reviewed in a new report to the UN Security Council, presented regularly by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The UN Secretary-General however warns that the Central African Republic could return to "instability, with incalculable consequences for its people and the entire subregion," unless the international community gives more humanitarian aid and offers support to the country's budding electoral process.
President George W Bush announced that the Central African Republic, along with Eritrea, was "not making continual progress in meeting the requirements" for maintaining the trade preferences given by AGOA.
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 Central African Republic: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
On Dec. 4, 1976, the Central African Republic became the Central African Empire.
Central African Republic: Economy - Economy The overwhelming majority of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, although...
Central African Republic: History - History Between the 16th and 19th cent., much of the region was subject to devastating slave raids.
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 Central African Republic (09/06)
The government is a republic comprised of a strong executive branch (president, vice president, prime minister, and council of ministers), and weak legislative and judicial branches.
The Central African Republic maintains an embassy in the United States at 1618-22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC (tel: 202-483-7800/01, fax: 202-332-9893).
The Central African Republic is an active member in several Central African organizations, including the Economic and Monetary Union (CEMAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) Central African Peace and Security Council (COPAX--still under formation), and the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC).
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/4007.htm   (3782 words)

  
 Central African Republic: Environmental Profile
The Central African Republic had one of the lowest total deforestation rates among tropical countries between 1990 and 2005 when just 1.9 percent of its forests were lost.
Today about 16.6 percent of the Central African Republic is under some form of protection, though institutional support for protected areas has historically been weak, and hunters and loggers have continued to operate in national parks.
The Central African Republic is home to about 3,600 species of plants, 663 birds, 131 mammals, 187 reptiles, and 29 amphibians.
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 Central African Republic Economy
The Central African Republic is classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an annual per capita income of $260 (2002).
The C.A.R. Government has adopted the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Charter of Investment, and is in the process of adopting a new labor code.
U.S. aid received (2003): Due to Section 508 restrictions triggered by the 2003 coup, U.S. assistance to the Central African Republic government is prohibited except in the areas of humanitarian aid and support for democratization.
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 Top20CentralAfricanRepublic.com - Your Top20 Guide to Central African Republic!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in central Africa.
European penetration of Central African territory began in the late nineteenth century during the Scramble for Africa (c.
On 13 August 1960 the Central African gained its independence and two of Boganda's closest aides, Abel Goumba and David Dacko, became involved in a power struggle.
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 Central African Republic ECONOMY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Central African Republic (CAR) has a basically agricultural economy supplemented by the export of diamonds.
World Bank and IMF programs to support investments in livestock, agriculture, and the transportation sectors have not been successful.
As such, the World Bank and IMF as of 2003 were concentrating on poverty reduction programs and reform plans to refuel the economy, including the privatization of state-owned enterprises and corruption-fighting measures.
nationsencyclopedia.com /Africa/Central-African-Republic-ECONOMY.html   (347 words)

  
 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Situated about 500 miles north of the equator, the Central African Republic is a landlocked nation bordered by Cameroon, Chad, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and the Republic of Congo.
Twice the size of New Mexico, and roughly the size of France, it is covered by tropical forests in the south and semi-desert land in the east.
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a developing African country with the potential to be a popular tourist destination.
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 Economy Of Central African Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 allAfrica.com: Central African Republic
The burning and looting of villages across north-central Central African Republic (CAR) has scattered thousands of civilians from their homes while the rebels and the army blame each other for aggravating the situation.
Thousands of refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Central African Republic (CAR) are scheduled to be airlifted to their respective homes in Angola and Sudan in the coming months under United Nations repatriation programmes, the UN refugee agency reported today.
A message from the President of the Central African Republic (CAR), general François Bozize, to his Angolan counterpart, José Eduardo dos Santos, was delivered on Tuesday in Luanda, to Foreign minister, João Bernardo de Miranda.
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 EUROPA - Development - Countries - Central African Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Central African Republic, one of the poorest countries in the world, has experienced numerous coups and mutinies since independence from France in 1960.
The CAR hosts one regional organisation, the CEMAC (the Central African Economic and Monetary Community), charged with the economic integration of the Cameron, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Congo and the CAR.
It also forms part of the CEEAC (The Economic Community of Central African States), the seat of which is in Libreville and which includes, in addition to the six countries of the CEMAC, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi and Rwanda.
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 Central African Republic: Economy
Diamonds are not enough: the Central African Republic, once the 'personal domain' of 'Emperor' Jean Badel Bokassa, seemed to have......
Resurgent Africa follows a new path: the African economy should be buoyant in 2006 and may exceed 2005's strong growth rate, but performances......
Special Supplement: Africa - Momentum Must Be Maintained - African Economies Are Improving But They, And The Rest Of The World, Must......
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 Central African Republic - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Central African Republic is located in the heart of the continent bordering Congo, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), contributing 50% to GDP.
In 2000 the total number of connected lines in the Central African Republic accounted for 9,500 resulting in a telephone density of 0.26 line per hundred people.
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 Central African Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the same period, a much smaller number of Bantu-speaking immigrants settled in southwestern CAR and some Central Sudanic-speaking populations settled along the Oubangi.
The economy of the CAR is dominated by the cultivation and sale of foodcrops such as cassava, peanuts, maize (sorghum),(millet), sesame and plantains.
Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Comoros · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt
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 Central African Republic: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
Central African Republic 1994-95: results from the Demographic and Health Survey.
NGO: Central African Republic hub for conflict diamonds.
Contaminating the neighbours; Sudan.(Darfur's misery reaches Chad and the Central African Republic)
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 Central African Republic (02/05)
Under the suspended constitution, the government is a republic comprised of a strong executive branch (president, vice president, prime minister, and council of ministers), and weak legislative (unicameral National Transitional Council) and judicial branches.
The last legislative elections were held in 1998; in contested results, the government’s Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC) won just over 50% control of the legislative body.
Due to Section 508 restrictions triggered by the coup, U.S. assistance to the Central African Republic is prohibited except in the areas of humanitarian aid and support for democratization.
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 Doing Business in Central African Republic - Doing Business - The World Bank Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This page provides a snapshot of each country’s aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business and on each of the ten topics that comprise the overall ranking.
Compare economies by income per capita, the informal sector, and population.
Note: 2005 rankings have been recalculated to reflect changes to the 2006 methodology and the addition of 20 new countries.
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 Central African Republic travel guide - Wikitravel
WARNING: Due to massive political unrest in the Central African Republic and wild rebel activity over many areas, travel to this country is strongly discouraged.
The Central African Republic is in fact at the geographic center of Africa, bordered by Cameroon to the west, Chad to the north, Sudan to the east, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo to the south.
Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy, with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas.
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 NationMaster - Statistics on Central African Republic. 923 facts and figures, stats and information on Central African ...
923 facts and figures, stats and information on Central African economy, crime, people, government, health and education.
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Cameroon 797 km, Chad 1,197 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 467 km, Sudan 1,165 km
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