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| | | regionmaptext=Central Africa regions | | | regionmaptext=Central Africa regions |
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| | | region1name=[[Angola]] | | | region1name=[[Angola]] |
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| − | | region1description= | + | | region1description=Former Portuguese colony which went through a brutal civil war. Now largely safe, but has been surprisingly slow to appear on the tourist radar |
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| − | | region2name=[[Central African Republic]] | + | | region2name=[[Cameroon]] |
| − | | region2color=#69835c | + | | region2color=#71b673 |
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| − | | region2description= | + | | region2description=Sometimes referred to as ''Africa in Miniature'', the terrain includes rain forest, desert plains, mountains and high plateau. |
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| − | | region3name=[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | + | | region3name=[[Central African Republic]] |
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| − | | region3description=Huge, blessed with incredible natural wealth and beauty, culturally diverse, and extremely unstable and dangerous | + | | region3description=Dense jungle in the south and semi arid in the Sahelian north, this very unstable country is very much off the radar for visitors. |
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| − | | region4name=[[Equatorial Guinea]] | + | | region4name=[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
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| − | | region4description=Perhaps the continent's most corrupt country, where massive oil wealth is confiscated by a thuggish government, is not a terribly safe place to travel, but it has great beaches, laid-back beach bars, and locals speak [[Spanish phrasebook|Spanish]] | + | | region4description=Huge, blessed with incredible natural wealth and beauty, culturally diverse, and is extremely unstable and dangerous |
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| − | | region5name=[[Gabon]] | + | | region5name=[[Equatorial Guinea]] |
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| − | | region5description= | + | | region5description=Perhaps one of the continent's most corrupt country, where massive oil wealth is confiscated by a thuggish government, is not a terribly safe place to travel, but it has great beaches, laid-back beach bars, and locals speak [[Spanish phrasebook|Spanish]]. |
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| − | | region6name=[[Republic of the Congo]] | + | | region6name=[[Gabon]] |
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| − | | region6description= | + | | region6description=Has escaped the strife afflicting other Central African states; rich in oil and mineral reserves and a high biodiversity. |
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| − | | region7name=[[Sao Tome and Principe]] | + | | region7name=[[Republic of the Congo]] |
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| − | | region7description= | + | | region7description=Huge tracts of forest with a small population mean great potential for eco-tourism, but the country is still to fully recover from a terrible war in the 1990s |
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| | + | | region8name=[[São Tomé and Príncipe]] |
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| | + | | region8description=Tiny islands in the Gulf of Guinea |
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| | + | | region9name=[[South Sudan]] |
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| | + | | region9description=The world's newest country, split off from warring neighbor Sudan in July 2011 |
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| | ==Cities== | | ==Cities== |
| − | *[[Bangui]] | + | *[[Bangui]] — capital of the [[Central African Republic]] |
| − | *[[Cabinda]] | + | *[[Cabinda]] — [[Angola|Angolan]] exclave with large oil wealth and an active independence movement |
| − | *[[Brazzaville]] | + | *[[Brazzaville]] — capital of the [[Republic of the Congo]]; contiguous with its much larger neighbour across the Congo river, [[Kinshasa]] |
| − | *[[Goma]] | + | *[[Goma]] — gateway town to wonderful volcano trekking and gorilla park in the [[Kivu]] region of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| − | *[[Kinshasa]] | + | *[[Kinshasa]]— capital of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| − | *[[Libreville]] | + | *[[Libreville]] capital of [[Gabon]] and a major oil commerce centre |
| − | *[[Luanda]] | + | *[[Luanda]] — the capital of [[Angola]] which has been through a huge renaissance in past decade |
| − | *[[Malabo]] | + | *[[Malabo]] — capital of [[Equatorial Guinea]] located offshore on the island of [[Bioko]] |
| | + | *[[Yaoundé]] — the capital of [[Cameroon]] |
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| | ==Other destinations== | | ==Other destinations== |
| − | * [[Lesio Louna Gorilla Reserve]] — is dedicated to the protection of gorillas in the [[Republic of the Congo]] | + | * [[Dzanga Sangha National Reserve]] — large rainforest park on the Sangha River in [[Republic of the Congo]]. |
| | + | * [[Garamba National Park]] — a vast, isolated national park in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], which has recently become relatively safe to visit, if you have enough time to actually get there! |
| | + | * [[Lesio Louna Gorilla Reserve]] — is dedicated to the protection of gorillas in the [[Republic of the Congo]]. |
| | * [[Loango National Park]] — a 100-km stretch of virgin beaches and adjacent rainforest in [[Gabon]], both scenic and a place to view leopards, elephants, gorillas, & monkeys on the beach. | | * [[Loango National Park]] — a 100-km stretch of virgin beaches and adjacent rainforest in [[Gabon]], both scenic and a place to view leopards, elephants, gorillas, & monkeys on the beach. |
| − | * [[Maiko National Park]] — vast park in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] which is sadly off limits for most travelers due to constant conflict in the area | + | * [[Maiko National Park]] — vast park in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] which is sadly off limits for most tourists due to constant conflict in the area. |
| − | * [[Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park]] — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and important national park in the [[Central African Republic]] | + | * [[Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park]] — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and important national park in the [[Central African Republic]]. |
| − | * [[Virunga_National_Park]] — a very important park in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] for the future conservation of the mountain gorilla | + | * [[Ngoketunjia]] — a beautiful grasslands region in [[Cameroon]] inhabited by semi-Bantu and Fulani people. |
| | + | * [[Virunga National Park]] — Africa's first national park, very important for the future conservation of the mountain gorilla, and threatened by the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'s conflicts. |
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