Central African Republic

[ sen-truhl af-ri-kuhn ri-puhb-lik ]

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a landlocked republic in central Africa, south of Chad and east of Cameroon. 238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km). : Bangui.

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a landlocked country of central Africa: joined with Chad as a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became an independent republic in 1960; a parliamentary monarchy (1976–79); consists of a huge plateau, mostly savanna, with dense forests in the south; drained chiefly by the Shari and Ubangi Rivers. Official language: French; Sango is the national language. Religion: Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Bangui. Pop: 5 166 510 (2013 est). Area: 622 577 sq km (240 376 sq miles) Former namesuntil 1958Ubangi-Shari1976–79Central African Empire French nameRépublique Centrafricainerepyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn

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Archbishop Gallagher remembered the time the Pope wanted to visit the Central African Republic and a meeting at which many advisers told him it was too dangerous to go.

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This allowed the Kremlin to rapidly expand its influence in Africa, serving as a spring board for Russian operations in Libya, the Central African Republic, Mali, and Burkina Faso.

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It has since been detected in other African countries - including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya and Rwanda.

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The Central African Republic has become the latest country in the region to declare an outbreak of the mpox virus.

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In the Central African Republic, Russian mercenaries have been providing security since in 2018 and in return have gained access to some of the country’s gold and diamond mines.

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