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Central African Republic
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Cen·tral African Republic  (sntrl)
A country of central Africa. Part of French Equatorial Africa after the 1890s, it became independent in 1960. In 1966 Col. Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrew the government and later declared himself emperor, and from 1976 to 1979 the country was called the Central African Empire. Following further political instability in the 1980s, a civilian government was restored in 1993. Bangui is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,370,000.
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Central African Republic

Central African Republic
n
(Placename) 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.: 3 577 000 (2001 est.). Area: 622 577 sq. km (240 376 sq. miles) Former names Ubangi-Shari (until 1958) Central African Empire (1976-79) French name République Centrafricaine [repyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn]
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Noun1.Central African Republic - a landlocked country in central AfricaCentral African Republic - a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
Bangui, capital of Central Africa - the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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Central African Republic nRépublique f centrafricaine
Central America nAmérique f centrale
Central Europe nEurope f centrale
Central European adjd'Europe centrale
central government ngouvernement m central
central heating nchauffage m central

Central African Republic nla Repubblica Centrafricana

Central African Republic جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى Středoafrická republika Den Centralafrikanske Republik Zentralafrikanische Republik Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία República Centroafricana Keski-Afrikan tasavalta République centrafricaine Centralna Afrička Republika Repubblica Centrafricana 中央アフリカ共和国 중앙 아프리카 공화국 Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek Den sentralafrikanske republikk Republika Środkowoafrykańska República Centro Africana, República Centro-Africana Центральноафриканская Республика Centralafrikanska republiken ประเทศสาธาณรัฐอัฟริกันกลาง Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti nước Cộng hòa Trung Phi 中非共和国


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