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Cen'tral Af'rican Repub'lic
a republic in central Africa: a member of the French Community. 2,100,000; 238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km).
Cap.: Bangui. Formerly,
Central African Empire, Ubangi-Shari. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.