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central african republic

about central african republic

official name: Central African Republic
capital: Bangui
head of state: President Ange-Felix Patasse
state: multi party democracy
population: 3,5 million
independence: from France in 1960
languages: French (official) Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili
religion: Traditional African 24%, Protestant 25%, Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11% (animistic beliefs strongly influence the Christian majority)
currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)
media: NA

legal wise

status of homosexuality: legal (male and female)
age of consent: NA
laws covering homosexual activity: CAR has no sodomy laws and homosexuality not mentioned in criminal law.
background information and government attitudes: NA

communication

mainline telephones: 10, 000 (1997)
cellular telephones: 570 (1997)
internet country code: .cf
internet service providers: 1 (2000)
internet users: 1,000 (2000)

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