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Central African Republic

1. The president of Central African Republic is Francois Bozize. 2. __Geography__- Almost in the middle of Africa, Central African Republic is landlocked. It borders Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Cameroon. Central African Republic is slightly smaller than Texas. It's mainly tropical and hot of the year with dry winters and wet summers. __Economy__- Some of the main crops that are exported are timber, maize, peanuts, sesame, cotton, coffee, tobacco, yams, and bananas. The most important export for Central African Republic is diamonds. Although it has diamonds, Central African Republic is one of ten most poorest countries in Africa. The economy has been unstable since Central African Republic claimed its independence from France. The average income for a person is three hundred dollars which is one of the lowest in the world. Even having a major export like diamonds; the country is still behind. __Population__- Only about 60% of the land is occupied by people in Central African Republic. The population of Central African Republic is 4,950,027 as of July 2011. Life expectancy is very low due to the conditions this country faces. For a woman, the life expectancy is 48.2 while a man's is 45.1. __Social Structure__- French is the official language of Central African Republic. Some of the other languages they speak are tribal languages and Sangho. Sangho is the language of a small group along Oubangui river. This is the national language spoken by majority of the people. The different ethnic groups of Central African Republic is Baya, Banda, Mandjia, Sara, Mboum, M'Baka, and Yakoma. Eighty percent are Christian while Islam comes in second with fifteen percent. There are over eighty ethnic groups and these are just some of the common ones.

3. Francois Bozize lead a rebellion in March 2003 against Ange-Felix Patasse who was the previous president. Francois won the popular vote in 2005 and again in 2011. Francois served as Armed Forces Chief of Staff for Ange-Felix Patasse in 1996 and 1997. Before he rebelled against Ange-Felix Patasse; he should no sign of revolting against Patasse. 4. I think my country needs the most help. Being one of ten most poorest countries, I need all the support I can get. Since we claimed our independence on August 13, 1960, my country has not had a stable economy or government. Libya- Libya would be a great supporter for my country Libya can also support my country by human development. Education is very seldom in Central African Republic. Even though public education is free; about half the adult population is illiterate. Education though is compulsory for ages 6-14. The only place in Central African Republic to get further education is Univesity of Bangui. Botswana- One of the other things that is needs help is accountability and corruption. The government of Central African Republic has not had a stable governmnt. Central African Republic is a republic govenment. Patasse is in the independent party. Botswana has the best number in accountability and corruption. Some tips on how they rum their government would be helpful. Getting out of numbers for being the poorest countries in Africa. Nambinia- Since Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in Africa, there's little money for technology like cell phones and computers. Our infrastructure is the worst number on Ibrahim index for our country. Our economy doesn't make enough money for technology. They barely make money surviving needs. Central African Republic has one of the worst incomes at only three hundred dollars per year.Electricity is not a big need because of all the other things Central Africa Republic has right now. 5. Safety and Rule of Law-Francois has made the government stronger and become more stable after overthrowing Patasse. He had the popular vote in 2011 where he stayed as president. The judicial branch is organized where they have got rid of the constitution and successfully made a new constitution. Participation and Human Rights-This is our highest ranking at fourty two. There are many people living within this country have their rights but not much to do with them. Because of lack of education, they have rights but they aren't really needed. During elections they have government rights like voting and women rights. Substaniable Economic Oppurtunity-Most of the people in Central African Republic are famers. Because the land is landlocked, there is not much oppurtunity to make a living from the resources of the land. Even though this country has diamonds, there are still people who use the diamonds for themselves and make their own living. Everything evolves around its economy. For instance, technology and electricity is seldom. Most of the people don't have the money for these such things. Human Development- Betweem the two categories education and health and welfare; neither of them are good ones for Central African Republic. Many of the people of Central African Republic don't have an education. Education is free though for ages six to fourteen. Health and welfare isn't much better. Only eight physicians for every hundred thousand people. Life expectancy isn't vey high and birth rates is five infants for every mother.

__Works Cited__

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"CIA - The World Factbook." //Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency//. 23 Aug. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .

"François Bozizé." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .

"BBC News - Central African Republic Country Profile." //BBC News - Home//. 15 Feb. 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .