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Photo: Alllexxxis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.Test your knowledge of the Central African Republic! Explore its rich history, majestic landscapes, unique wildlife, and cultural traditions in this engaging trivia challenge.
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Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic, founded by the French in 1889. It is situated on the northern banks of the Ubangi River, directly opposite the town of Zongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city's name translates to the rapids in the local Sango language, referring to the nearby river rapids.
Photo: Bangui_City_3.jpg: Afrika Force from South Africa Bangui_Shopping_District.jpg: , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Central African CFA franc is the official currency of the country, shared with five other independent states in the region. It is issued by the Bank of Central African States. Although it shares the same value and name as the West African CFA franc, the two currencies are not interchangeable in daily commerce due to regional distinctions.
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The Ubangi River is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River and defines a major stretch of the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele rivers. Interestingly, during the dry season, the river's water level can drop so low that it temporarily halts local commercial shipping.
Photo: Pete Chirico, USGS, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 1.0.
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The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve is world-renowned for its pristine rainforest habitat, which supports one of the highest concentrations of western lowland gorillas in Africa. Visitors can track habituated gorilla families with local Aka trackers, while at the nearby Dzanga Bai clearing large herds of forest elephants gather to lick mineral-rich clay.
Photo: JosepMGracia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Central African Republic lies deep in the heart of the continent, which is where its name comes from, and it touches no sea at all. Many goods reach the country by riverboat from Brazzaville or by lorry from the ports of Cameroon.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Around Bouar stand about seventy groups of granite megaliths, put up in the Late Stone Age by an ancient farming people. Today the Gbaya people call these standing stones tanzunu, and nobody knows exactly what they were for.
Photo: adrienblanc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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Kanda is a much-loved Central African dish of spicy meatballs, often made by mixing minced meat with finely ground pumpkin seeds instead of breadcrumbs. The meatballs are usually simmered in a tomato sauce and served with rice, and the seeds give them a rich, nutty flavour.
Photo: Londonsista, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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The Yadé Massif is a prominent mountain range that runs along the western border of the Central African Republic and extends into Cameroon. This highland region contains Mount Ngaoui, which is the country's highest point at 1,410 meters. The massif is also an important ecological zone, featuring unique montane grasslands and diverse wildlife.
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Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 due to its outstanding biodiversity. Located in the northern part of the country, it features vast savannas that host rare species such as cheetahs, leopards, and wild dogs. Tragically, heavy poaching has placed the park on the list of World Heritage in Danger.
Photo: Garoa larrañeta, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The Aka live in the rainforests of the south-west and are famous for singing in which many voices weave together and keep improvising. UNESCO honoured their oral traditions in 2003, and one American, Louis Sarno, loved the music so much that he lived with the Aka for decades and recorded over 1,400 hours of it.
Photo: Kwamikagami, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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