page_title: Outline of the Central African Republic
section_title: General reference
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of the Central African Republic / General reference
caption_attribution_description: English: Shaded relief map of the Central African Republic. Cropped caption: Base 802739 (B01340) 2-01
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Central African Republic:
  Central African Republic – landlocked sovereign country located in Central Africa. The CAR borders Chad in the north, South Sudan in the east, Sudan in the north-east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The Central African Republic Bush War began in 2004 and, despite a peace treaty in 2007 and another in 2011, fighting broke out between government, Muslim, and Christian factions in December 2012, leading to ethnic and religious cleansing and massive population displacement in 2013 and 2014. It is one of the poorest countries in the world.
context_section_description: Common English country name:  The Central African Republic
  Official English country name:  The Central African Republic
  Common endonym(s):  
  Official endonym(s):  
  Adjectival(s): Central African
  Demonym(s):
  ISO country codes: CF, CAF, 140
  ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CF
  Internet country code top-level domain: .cf
caption: An enlargeable relief map of the Central African Republic
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