Geographical and political facts, flags and ensigns of central african republic. The flag consists in total of five stripes, four of which are horizontal and one is vertical. Red, white and blue stripes refer to the colonial past of the country and pan. Flag of the centralafrican republic image and meaning. The domestic flag of the central african republic has four side to side stripes of blue, white, green and yellow banner with fifth upright red streak in the centre. Multiple tension hotspots and violence have sprung up across the country in 2017 and have spread to areas that once enjoyed some stability. Central african republic emoji is a sequence of the regional indicator symbol letter c and regional indicator symbol letter f emojis. The flag for central african republic, which may show as the letters cf on some platforms the flag. The current national flag of central african republic is consist of four horizontal bars of blue, white, green, and yellow, and a red vertical bar diving them into equal halves along with fivepointed yellow star located in the top left corner. The used colors in the flag are blue, green, red, yellow, white.
The central africa republic flag was officially adopted on december 1, 1958. Therefore we removed it to avoid any financial loss to our party. Central african republic, landlocked country located in the centre of africa. Despite reports of irregularities, international observers reported the february 2016 presidential and legislative elections were free and fair. The official iso 3166 code for central african republic is. Flag date use description 1997 flag of the african union. The colors are a combination of the french flag redwhiteblue, as car was french controlled until.
The yellow star of independence represents a bright future. These display as a single emoji on supported platforms. The central african republic s two official languages are french and sango also spelled sangho, a creole developed as an interethnic lingua franca based on the local ngbandi language. The flag of the centralafrican republic was adopted in 1958. Central african republic simple english wikipedia, the. The geography of the central african republic is vast and flat with scattered hills in. The national flag consists of four horizontal stripes blue, white, green, and yellow divided at the center by a vertical red stripe. More information about central african republic is available on the central african republic page and from other department of state publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet u. The territory we now know as the central african republic has been settled since at least the 7th century and incorporated into a number of regional empires including the kanem and wadai empires. The flag of the central african republic was adopted on december 1, 1958. The national anthem of central african republic lyrics in french.
The earliest inhabitants were the probable ancestors of todays aka pygmy peoples, who live in the western and southern forested regions of the country. Central african republic profile timeline bbc news. In the car, french is the language of writing and formal situations. The centralafrican republic flag is a flag with four horizontal bands with one vertical band and a star. The area that is now the central african republic has been settled for at least 8,000 years. Latest news spread of the coronavirus emoji whats new in unicode. Central african republic flag information description flag of central african republic four equal horizontal bands of blue top, white green and yellow with a vertical red band in center. In total there are about 72 languages in the country. The united nations is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and other misconduct by peacekeepers in the central african republic car, this time by forces under the world. Central african flags central african republic from the world flag. Languages of the central african republic wikipedia. The flag of the african union is a green flag with the dark green map of the african continent on a white sun, surrounded by a circle of 53 5pointed gold yellow stars. Africa central african republic the world factbook. The central african republic is a landlocked country in central africa that borders the countries of cameroon, chad, sudan, south sudan, the democratic republic of the congo, and the republic of the congo.
In addition to the traditional panafrican colors of red, yellow and green, other colors originate from previous colonial rule, and the yellow star signifies independence. The human rights and justice section hrjs of binuca, in. The central african republic is a landlocked nation. It comprises, according to common definitions, the republic of the congo brazzaville, the central african republic, and the democratic republic of the congo kinshasa. In the upper left corner is a yellow fivepointed star. Car is one of the few african countries to have an african language as their official language. Much of the central african republic is flat, or rolling plateau savanna. Crisis in the central african republic members of the central african armed forces lynch a man suspected of being a former seleka rebel wednesday, february 5, in bangui. Central african republic united states department of state. The united states established diplomatic relations with the central african republic c. The presidential flag of central african republic is an almost square flag with a.
The central african republic remains a fragile country. Centralafrican republic flag colors, history and symbolism of the national flag of the centralafrican republic. It is bordered by the countries of cameroon, chad, sudan, south sudan, the democratic republic of the congo and the republic of the congo. Central africa republic flag buy this flag,or any country flag here description. Official web sites of central african republic, links and information on central african republics art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, the capital city, airlines, embassies, tourist boards and newspapers. Voters elected faustinarchange touadera president in a february 2016 runoff.
Devastated by years of conflict, the impact of which persists, it faces both structural and economic challenges. The official languages of the central african republic are french and sangho. French colonies usually did not receive flags of their own, so the central african republic was represented by the national flag of france while it was a colony. Flag of the centralafrican republic image and meaning central. The national flag of the central african republic has four horizontal stripes of blue, white. Buy central african republic flags gettysburg flag works. The central african republic flag consists of four horizontal stripes in blue, white, green and yellow, one vertical red stripe, and a single yellow fivepointed star. Central africa, region of africa that straddles the equator and is drained largely by the congo river system.
The red stripe is said to represent the blood of humanity and symbolizes the respect. Profile of central african republic car and its flag please like, shareand subscribe for more videos. Flags of the 54 independent countries of africa in alphabetical order. It has been retained since that time with the same. Visgame mama beafrika official music video central. When greeting a large group of strangers, central africans commonly raise both hands, palms out, and greet them verbally. The national flag of the central african republic sango. The central african republic car is a presidential republic. After meddling in the 2016 american election, russia is using similar tactics in. Central african republic car country profile nations.
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