Outline of the Central African Republic

The flag of the Central African Republic

The coat of arms of the Central African Republic

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.^[1] 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.