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  Central African Republic - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Central African Republic belongs to the Franc Zone and trades chiefly with France, Belgium, and Japan.
The Baya people, seeking refuge from the Fulani of northern Cameroon, arrived in what is now the Central African Republic in the early 19th cent.; the Banda, fleeing the Muslim Arab slave raiders of Sudan, came later in the century.
The Central African Republic had a parliamentary government until Dec., 1965, when a military coup led by Col. Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Boganda's nephew) overthrew the Dacko regime, dissolved the national assembly, and abrogated the constitution.
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 Map Zones : Central African Republic Map
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 (CAR), landlocked 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 and the Republic of the Congo, and on the west by Cameroon.
The population of the Central African Republic was determined by the census of 1975 to be 2,054,610; the 2001 estimated population was 3,576,884.
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 Central African Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Central African Republic (French: République Centrafricaine IPA: /ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn/ or Centrafrique /sɑ̃tʀafʀik/) is a landlocked country in central Africa.
The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world and among the ten poorest countries in Africa.
European penetration of Central African territory began in the late nineteenth century during the so-called Scramble for Africa (c.
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 Central African Republic
The increase in the population of secondary centers and the agricultural practices of Central Africans have led to disastrous ecological changes, because trees are used for both house construction and firewood, and deforestation around all the urban centers has caused a need for the importation of wood from afar.
Central Africans are mostly self-sufficient, growing their own staples (manioc, sorghum, peanuts, sesame, corn, and squash), supplemented by wild tubers, leaves, and mushrooms.
Protestant Central African churches, once aligned with the denominations of the early missions, have splintered into several factions as a result of competition for leadership in the clergy.
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 Central African Republic Prefectures
Central African Republic is divided into fourteen préfectures, two préfectures économiques (economic prefectures), and one commune autonome (autonomous commune).
The prefectures are named for the major rivers of the area: Ubangui, Nana, Mambéré, Kadeï, Lobaye, M'Poko, Ombella, Sangha, Kémo, Ouaka, Kotto, and M'Bomou all flow into the Congo; Pendé, Ouham, Gribingui, Bamingui, Bangoran, and Vakaga all flow into the Chari, and thus to Lake Chad.
At this time, the Central African Republic was divided into the prefectures of Basse-Kotto (capital Mobaye), Bouar-Baboua (Bouar), Haute-Kotto (Bria), Haute-Sangha (Berbérati), Kémo-Gribingui (Fort-Sibut), Lobaye (M'Baïki), M'Bomou (Bangassou), Obo-Zémio (Obo), Ombella-M'Poko (Bangui), Ouaka (Bambari), Ouham (Bossangoa), and Ouham-Pendé (Bozoum), and the autonomous sub-prefectures of Birao (Birao) and N'Délé (N'Délé).
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The Central African Republic is famed worldwide for its lowland gorilla population, Pygmy culture, and fabulous national parks.
Landforms The Central African Republic is in essence an undulating plateau.
Central and south is a series of forested, rolling hills, with some topping 2000 ft. A dense tropical rainforest in the southeast fronts the Ubangi River, and in the north, the land flattens into a treeless, desert-like savanna grassland.
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 Chapter 15 - Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in the middle of the African continent, bordered by Cameroon to the west, Chad to the north, Sudan to the east and Congo and Zaire to the south.
The distribution of sheep and goats in 11 of the Préfectures of the Central African Republic is given in Table 3 as of 1975.
The sheep and goats in Central African Republic are of the West African Dwarf type.
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 Central African Republic Press Releases
Central African Republic's government on Saturday warned residents of the capital Bangui to be on alert against armed attackers bent on spreading insecurity from other parts of the volatile country.
The two-year-old African Union force in Darfur is overstretched The head of the UN refugee agency says the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region could have a devastating impact on the peace and security of the...
Exiled former Central African Republic president Ange Felix Patasse said he refused to recognise the authority of a court which is due to try him in absentia on charges of embezzlement and fraud.
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The Central African Republic is divided into 14 administrative prefectures (), along with 2 economic prefectures () and one autonomous commune (subnational entity).
The prefectures of the Central African Republic include: Bamingui-Bangoran, Basse-Kotto, Haute-Kotto, Haut-Mbomou, Kémo, Lobaye, Mambéré-Kadéï, Mbomou, Nana-Mambéré, Ombella-M'Poko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pendé, and Vakaga; the two economic prefectures are Nana-Grébizi and Sangha-Mbaéré; the commune is Bangui.
Curiously named fl dances inspired by african dance moves, like the shimmy, turkey trot, buzzard lope, chicken scratch, monkey glide, and the bunny hug eventually were adopted by a white public.
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 Central African Republic information information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Central African Republic (French: République Centrafricaine /ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn/ or Centrafrique /sɑ̃tʀafʀik/) is a landlocked country in central Africa.
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.
Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · São Tomé and Príncipe
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 Central African Republic (09/06)
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 classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an annual per capita income of $260 (2002).
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).
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 Central African Republic — Infoplease.com
Central African Republic: Economy - Economy The overwhelming majority of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, although...
Central African Republic 1994-95: results from the Demographic and Health Survey.
Diamonds are not enough: the Central African Republic, once the 'personal domain' of 'Emperor' Jean Badel Bokassa, seemed to have......
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 Top20CentralAfricanRepublic.com - Your Top20 Guide to Central African Republic!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in central Africa.
King Leopold II of Belgium, Germany and Britain also competed to establish their claims to territory in the Central African region.
The territory is divided into 14 administrative prefectures, along with 2 economic prefectures and one autonomous commune.
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 Central African Republic, The
The Central African Republic is a land-locked country in central Africa.
The CAR is situated north of the equator, separating the Congo River basin from Lake Chad and the White Nile river basin.
Originally a colony of France, the Central African Republic became independent in 1960.
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Sibut is the capital of Kémo, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic.
Uyghur: ئاقسۇ/Ak̢su; simplified Chinese 阿克苏, traditional Chinese: 阿克蘇, pinyin: Ākèsù) is a city in the Chinese province of Xinjiang and the capital of Aksu Prefecture.
History of Italy Etruscans Romans Middle Ages Renaissance Foreign domination and unification Monarchy and Mussolini Italian Republic A map of the Italian peninsula circa 1494.
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 Central African Republic Sub-prefectures
According to Morris Fisher's Provinces and Provincial Capitals of the World, 1967 edition, there were 36 sub-prefectures in the Central African Republic.
Fisher's list of sub-prefectures, with the prefectures to which they probably belong, using the form of their names given in his book.
The third column shows the values of the official geographic code of the Central African Republic, as of 1972-09-29.
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 PSI/Central African Republic
Prefectures of Bangui, Lobaye, Sangha-mbabaere and Mambere-kadei with plans to expand in 2005
Significant effort is placed on providing education to rural areas through the use of video mobile units and a network of promoters based in the provinces.
PSI/Central African Republic's 100% Jeune Live Bangui program at the studios of Radio Ndekeluka.
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 Central African Republic
Under a suspended Constitution, the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) is comprised of a strong executive branch and weak legislative and judicial branches.
During the year, the Central African Human Rights League (LCDH) sharply criticized the police and other security forces, and it accused the security forces of terrorizing the population, killing civilians, and committing armed robbery.
Several parties and local and international groups had widely criticized the Court's decision, and one member of the CNT called for the Court to be dissolved.
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 جاپان - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Central Highlands: A typical inland climate, with large temperature differences between summer and winter, and between day and night.
The prefectures are further subdivided into cities, towns and villages.
The nomenclature is different in the former city of Tokyo, which is divided into 23 cities known as the special wards (the part of Tokyo outside the 23 special wards uses the nationwide terminology for cities, towns, and villages).
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 Central African Republic: Elections
This posting contains a special report on the presidential elections in the Central African Republic scheduled for September 12, 1999, with background on events since army mutinies in 1996-1997 and subsequent African and UN peacekeeping missions.
An estimated 1.5 million people are expected to cast their votes in some 3,000 polling stations set up in the country's 16 prefectures and the eight districts of the capital, Bangui.
The mutinies, essentially triggered by salary arrears and public discontent over social and economic problems, killed hundreds of people, displaced tens of thousands and resulted in widespread looting and destruction of small enterprises and factories in the capital.
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 Central African Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Central African Republic has about 622.984 sq km of land.
The Central African Republic is indepenent since 13 august 1960 from France.
The Information about the republic on the Internet is rather poor.
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 1BluePlanet Central African Republic
The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960.
After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade.
The government still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist.
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 Central African Republic Government Information
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 National Assembly is made up of 109 members elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.
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.
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 Image:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Central African Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Central African Republic at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Central African Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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 Central African Republic - Dookoła Świata - KrisS
Central African Republic - Dookoła Świata - KrisS
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
Lonely Planet - Destination Central African Republic - includes map, history, culture, and attractions.
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 Welcome to Central African Republic
Current issues: In 1996, the Central African Republic experienced three mutinies by dissident elements of the armed forces, which demanded back pay as well as political and military reforms.
Continuing violence in 1997 between the government and rebel military groups over pay issues, living conditions, and lack of opposition party representation in the government has destroyed many businesses in the capital, reducing tax revenues and exacerbating the government's problems in meeting expenses.
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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 Central African Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Central African Republic - Bamingui-Bangoran, Kemo, Nana-Gribizi and Ouaka prefectures
Central African Republic - Ombella-Mpoko and Lobaye prefectures
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