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| | + | '''Central Africa''' is a region of [[Africa]]. |
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| | ==Countries== | | ==Countries== |
| | + | {{Regionlist |
| | + | | regionmap=Central Africa regions map.png |
| | + | | regionmaptext=Central Africa regions |
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| − | Central Africa is a region of Africa considered to include:
| + | | region1name=[[Angola]] |
| − | *[[Angola]]
| + | | region1color=#bba180 |
| − | *[[Burundi]]
| + | | region1items= |
| − | *[[Central African Republic]]
| + | | 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 |
| − | *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
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| − | *[[Equatorial Guinea]]
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| − | *[[Rwanda]]
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| − | *[[Sao Tome and Principe]]
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| − | *[[Uganda]]
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| − | *[[Zambia]]
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| | + | | region2name=[[Cameroon]] |
| | + | | region2color=#71b673 |
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| | + | | region2description=Sometimes referred to as ''Africa in Miniature'', the terrain includes rain forest, desert plains, mountains and high plateau. |
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| | + | | region3name=[[Central African Republic]] |
| | + | | region3color=#69835c |
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| | + | | 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=[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| | + | | region4color=#569a72 |
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| | + | | region4description=Huge, blessed with incredible natural wealth and beauty, culturally diverse, and is extremely unstable and dangerous |
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| | + | | region5name=[[Equatorial Guinea]] |
| | + | | region5color=#bb7cda |
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| | + | | 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=[[Gabon]] |
| | + | | region6color=#70a0a0 |
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| | + | | 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=[[Republic of the Congo]] |
| | + | | region7color=#8abb98 |
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| | + | | 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]] |
| | + | | region8color=#ec6038 |
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| | + | | region8description=Tiny islands in the Gulf of Guinea |
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| | + | | region9name=[[South Sudan]] |
| | + | | region9color=#84ad70 |
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| | + | | region9description=The world's newest country, split off from warring neighbor Sudan in July 2011 |
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| | + | }} |
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| | + | ==Cities== |
| | + | *[[Bangui]] — capital of the [[Central African Republic]] |
| | + | *[[Cabinda]] — [[Angola|Angolan]] exclave with large oil wealth and an active independence movement |
| | + | *[[Brazzaville]] — capital of the [[Republic of the Congo]]; contiguous with its much larger neighbour across the Congo river, [[Kinshasa]] |
| | + | *[[Goma]] — gateway town to wonderful volcano trekking and gorilla park in the [[Kivu]] region of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| | + | *[[Kinshasa]]— capital of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] |
| | + | *[[Libreville]] capital of [[Gabon]] and a major oil commerce centre |
| | + | *[[Luanda]] — the capital of [[Angola]] which has been through a huge renaissance in past decade |
| | + | *[[Malabo]] — capital of [[Equatorial Guinea]] located offshore on the island of [[Bioko]] |
| | + | *[[Yaoundé]] — the capital of [[Cameroon]] |
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| | + | ==Other destinations== |
| | + | * [[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. |
| | + | * [[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]]. |
| | + | * [[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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| | + | ==Understand== |
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| | + | ==Get in== |
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| | + | ==Get around== |
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| | + | ==See== |
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| | + | ===Itineraries=== |
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| | + | ==Eat== |
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| | + | ==Stay safe== |
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| | + | [[es:África Central]] |
| | + | [[fi:Keski-Afrikka]] |
| | [[fr:Afrique centrale]] | | [[fr:Afrique centrale]] |
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| + | [[ja:中部アフリカ]] |
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| | + | [[ru:Центральная Африка]] |
| | + | [[sv:Centralafrika]] |
| | + | [[wts:Category:Central Africa]] |
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| | + | [[WikiPedia:Central Africa]] |
| | + | [[Dmoz:Africa/Regions/Central Africa/]] |
