The Central African Republic (CAR) (French: République
centrafricaine, pronounced: [ʁepyblik sɑ̃tʁafʁikɛn], or Centrafrique
[sɑ̃tʀafʀik]; Sango Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka), is a landlocked country in
Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the east, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the
south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about
240,000 square miles (623,000 km²), and has an estimated population of
about 4.4 million as of 2008. Bangui is the capital city.
