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Aerial photo of Bangui

Ubangi river near Bangui

Boale Falls

Swim at your own risk !

Pirogue on the River-Bangui

The Central African Republic (CAR) (French: République centrafricaine, pronounced: [ ʀ epyblik s ɑ ̃tr ʀ afr ʀ ik ɛ n], or Centrafrique [sa ɑ ̃t ʀ raf ʀ ik]; Sango Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west.French[ ʀ epyblik s ɑ ̃tr ʀ afr ʀ ik ɛ n]Sangolandlocked countryCentral AfricaChadSudanRepublic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoCameroon Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas but it also includes a Sahelo-Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two thirds of the country lies in the basins of the Ubangi River, which flows south into the Congo River, while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari River, which flows north into Lake Chad. SaheloSudanianequatorial forest zoneUbangi RiverCongo RiverChari RiverLake Chad Since most of the territory is located in the Ubangi and Shari river basins, the French called the colony it carved out in this region Ubangi-Chari, or Oubangui- Chari in French. This French colony of Ubangi-Chari became a semi-autonomous territory of the French Community in 1958 and then an independent nation on 13 August For over three decades after independence, the CAR was ruled by presidents who were not chosen in multi-party democratic elections or who took power by force. Local discontent with this system was eventually reinforced by international pressure, following the end of the Cold War.Ubangi-ChariOubangui- ChariFrench CommunityCold War Central African Republic

5]5] The first multi-party democratic elections were held in 1993 with resources provided by the country's donors and help from the UN Office for Electoral Affairs. They brought Ange-Félix Patassé to power, but President Patassé lost popular support and was overthrown by French-backed General François Bozizé in General Bozizé won a democratic election in May Inability to pay workers in the public sector led to strikes in 2007, forcing the resignation of the government in early A new Prime Minister, Faustin- Archange Touadéra, was named on January 22, 2008.Ange-Félix PatasséoverthrownFrançois Bozizédemocratic electionFaustin- Archange Touadéra The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world and among the ten poorest countries in Africa. The Human Development Index for Central African Republic is 0.369, which gives the country a rank of 179 out of 182 countries with data.[4] In 2001, The Ecologist magazine estimated that Central African Republic is the world's leading country in sustainable development.[5]poorest countries in the worldHuman Development Index[4]The Ecologistsustainable development[