Central African Republic - Dookoła Świata

Central African Republic, Republika Środkowoafrykańska, République Centrafricaine

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 - a civilian government was installed in 1993.

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^1. Dependency status: NA

^2. Government type: republic

^3. Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo

^4. 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

^5. Climate: tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers

^6. Terrain: vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest

^7. Area: 622,984 km²

^8. Capital: Bangui

^9. Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular - prefecture economique), and 1 commune**; Bamingui-Bangoran, Bangui**, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga

^10. Population: 3,576,884

^11. Languages: French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili

^12. Religions: indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%

^13. Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF); note - responsible authority is the Bank of the Central African States

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Polish office (embassy) in Central African Republic

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^25. Intresting WEB's about Central African Republic:

Central African Republic Page - Directory of resources for this African nation
World Desk Reference: Central African Republic - General country information, demographics, and statistics from Dorling Kindersley
Field Expeditions: Central African Republic - scientists explore one of the world's few remainining undisturbed lowland tropical forests.
Political Resources on the Net: index of Central African Republic political sites available on the Internet, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments and Media
Ethnologue: Central African Republic - provides background on languages spoken
Weather Underground: Central African Republic
Lonely Planet - Destination Central African Republic - includes map, history, culture, and attractions.
PoliSci.com: Central African Republic - covers the executive and legislative branches, economy, political parties, and more

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slowniki.onet.pl - dictionary translating from polish and english, german, french, italian, spanish, russian etc.
babelfish.altavista.com - dictionary translaiting both ways in 25 lanquages useful in translating texts