Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Central African Republic ranks 153rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind French Polynesia, Bahrain, and Cabo Verde. Memorable people born in present day Central African Republic include Jean-Bédel Bokassa, David Dacko, and Faustin-Archange Touadéra. Memorable people who died in Central African Republic include Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Barthélemy Boganda, and Duy Tân. Central African Republic has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians.

The Central African Republic (CAR), formerly known as Ubangi-Shari, 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. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). As of 2024, it has a population of 5,357,744, and is in the scene of a civil war, which has been ongoing since 2012. As a former French colony, French is the official language, with Sango, a Ngbandi based-creole language as the national and co-official language. Read more on Wikipedia