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===Online Resources=== | |||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/Central-African-Republic.html Countries and Their Culture] Central African Republic History, Culture. etc. | |||
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==History== | |||
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about 240,000 sq miles and had an estimated population of around 4.6 million. Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo-Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. | The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest and Cameroon to the west. The CAR covers a land area of about 240,000 sq miles and had an estimated population of around 4.6 million. Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo-Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic] | ||
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1885 - Germans and Belgians, arrived in the area in 1885<br> | 1885 - Germans and Belgians, arrived in the area in 1885<br> | ||
1894 - France created the Ubangi-Shari territory | 1894 - France created the Ubangi-Shari territory | ||
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1976 - The country was renamed Central African Empire<br> | 1976 - The country was renamed Central African Empire<br> | ||
1979 - The countries name was restored to the Central African Republic<br> | 1979 - The countries name was restored to the Central African Republic<br> | ||
[[Category:Central African Republic]][[Category:Sidebar templates]] | [[Category:Central African Republic]][[Category:Sidebar templates]] | ||
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