The Central African Republic tribe is located in Central Africa, covering an area of 240,000 square miles. The capital and largest city is Bangui, with a population of 810,000. Men typically do physical work like hunting and building homes, while women are responsible for cooking, growing crops, and taking care of children. Marriages are often arranged to start families and continue lineages. Divorce is simpler than in the US, with the goal of marriage being to create family lineages and care for one another.

2. Central African Republic Information Geography Area: 622,984 sq. km. (242,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital--Bangui (pop. 690,000). Other cities--Berberati (56,867), Bouar (39,676), Bambari (32,603), Bangassou (24,450), Bossangoa (31,723), Mbaiki (16,901), and Carnot (31,324). Terrain: Rolling plain 600 meters-700 meters (1,980 ft.-2,310 ft.) above sea level; scattered hills in northeast and southwest. Climate: Tropical, ranging from humid equatorial in the south to Sahelo-Sudanese in the north; hot, dry winters with mild to hot, wet summers. People Nationality: Noun and adjective--Central African(s). Population (July 2009 est.): 4,511,488. Annual growth rate (2009 est.): 1.491%. Ethnic groups: More than 80; Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandja 13%, Mboum 7%, M'baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%. Religions: Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, indigenous beliefs 35%. Languages: French (official), Sango (national). Education: Years compulsory--6. Enrollment--primary school 55% (2007 est.). Literacy--48.6% (2006 est.). Health: Infant mortality rate--80.62 deaths/1,000 (2009 est.). Life expectancy--44.47 yrs. (2009 est.). Work force (approx. 53% of pop.): Agriculture--75%; industry--6%; commerce and services--4%; government--15%.

3. Central African Republic Information cont. Government Type: Republic. Independence: August 13, 1960. Constitution: Passed by referendum December 29, 1994; adopted January 1995. Suspended by decree in March 2003. New constitution passed by referendum December 5, 2004. Branches: Executive--president, prime minister, and Council of Ministers. Legislative--unicameral National Assembly. Judicial--Constitutional Court, inferior courts, criminal courts, Court of Appeals. Administrative subdivisions: 16 prefectures, commune of Bangui. Political parties: Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP), Central African Democratic Assembly (RDC), Civic Forum (FC), Democratic Forum (FODEM), Liberal Democratic Party (PLD), Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD), Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC), Patriotic Front for Progress (FPP), People's Union for the Republic (UPR), National Unity Party (PUN), and Social Democratic Party (PSD). Suffrage: Universal over 21. PEOPLE There are more than 80 ethnic groups in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), each with its own language. About 75% are M’Baka-Mandjia and Banda (40% largely located in the northern and central parts of the country), and 4% are M'Baka (southwestern corner of the C.A.R.). Sango, the language of a small group along the Oubangui River, is the national language spoken by the majority of Central Africans. Only a small part of the population has more than an elementary knowledge of French, the official language. More than 55% of the population of the C.A.R. lives in rural areas. The chief agricultural areas are around the Bossangoa, Bouar, and Bambari. Bangui, Berberati, Bangassou, and Bossangoa are the most densely populated urban centers.

4. Central African Republic Information cont. Economy GDP (2009): $2.006 billion. Annual real GDP growth rate (2009 .): 2.4%. Per capital income (2009, PPP): $750. Avg. inflation rate: (2009): 3.5%., Natural resources: Diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, coffee. Agriculture (2009, 55% of GDP): Products--Timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco, food crops, livestock. Arable land-3.1%. Industry (2009, 15% of GDP): Types--Diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, assembly of bicycles and motorcycles, and soap. Services (2009): 30% of GDP. Trade (2009): Exports--$290 million ; timber and diamonds, with some exports of coffee, cotton, and tobacco. Major markets--Belgium, Indonesia, China, Morocco, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imports--$ 449 million ;, petroleum products, items to support public sector investment programme Major suppliers--France, United States, Cameroon, Netherlands, Republic of Korea. Central government budget (2009): $431.03 million. Defense (2009): 1.8% of GDP Fiscal year: Calendar year. Principal Government Officials President of the Republic, Head of State--Francois Bozize Prime Minister--Faustin Archange Touadéra Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Francophone World--Antoine Gambi Minister of Finance and Budget--Albert Besse Ambassador to the United States--Stanislas Moussa-Kembe Ambassador to the United Nations--Fernand Poukre-Kono The Central African Republic maintains an embassy in the United States at 1618-22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC (tel: 202-483-7800/01, fax: 202-332-9893).

7. Women habitually are responsible for the manufacturing and preparation of the food. They also work by growing cotton and other substances to take part in the money economy. Women are not expected to attend or even finish their primary schooling. Without the women, there would be no one else in the markets to sell and distribute the food. In politics, the civil service, the military, and the police force, women are well represented despite being less educated. Women Gender Roles

8. Men gender roles Men on the other hand are mainly doing physical work. Men are usually are the main gender in the employed workforce. Men hunt for the food and build the homes.

11. DIVORCE A man can choose to divorce his wife by taking her things and putting them in front of the house and then locking the door. Divorce usually relies on the return of the brideprice, including the contributions that rely on the amount of children. As long as the woman keeps having children is as long as her family can continue to make payments. The children then become members of the man’s lineage. Divorce in Africa is much simpler than divorce in America. In Africa you do not need to go through court or split everything in half, you simply decide if you want a divorce and both receive their own personal belongings back.

12. Conclusion The Central African Republic Tribe is very traditional. The men hunt and build the homes while the women take care of the children and cook/prepare the dinner. The marriages are traditionally arranged. Their goal in life is to create a family lineage and take care of each other.

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