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    Central African Republic Government - 1989
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    SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Long-form name: Central African Republic (no short-form name); abbreviated CAR

      Type: republic, one-party presidential regime since 1986

      Capital: Bangui

      Administrative divisions: 14 prefectures (prefectures, singular--prefecture) and 2 economic prefectures* (prefectures economiques, singular--prefecture economique); Bamingui-Bangoran, Basse-Kotto, Gribingui*, Haute-Kotto, Haute-Sangha, Haut-Mbomou, Kemo-Gribingui, Lobaye, Mbomou, Nana-Mambere, Ombella-Mpoko, Ouaka, Ouham, Ouham-Pende, Sangha*, Vakaga; note--there may be a new autonomous commune of Bangui

      Independence: 13 August 1960 (from France; formerly Central African Empire)

      Constitution: 21 November 1986

      Legal system: based on French law; Supreme Court, court of appeals, criminal court

      National holiday: National Day (proclamation of the republic), 1 December (1958)

      Branches: chief of state; parliament (includes National Assembly and a Social and Economic Council); separate judiciary

      Leader: @m5Chief of State and Head of Government--President Andre-Dieudonne KOLINGBA (since 1 September 1981)

      Suffrage: universal over age 21

      Elections: none scheduled

      Political parties and leaders: political parties banned in September 1981; Centrafrican Democratic Rally Party, created in February 1987, is the only political party

      Communists: small number of Communist sympathizers

      Member of: AfDB, CCC, CFA (Franc Zone), Conference of East and Central African States, EAMA, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UDEAC, UEAC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

      Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Christian LINGAMA-TOLEQUE; Chancery at 1618 22nd Street NW, Washington DC 20008; telephone (202) 483-7800 or 7801; US--Ambassador David C. FIELDS; Embassy at Avenue du President David Dacko, Bangui (mailing address is B. P. 924, Bangui); telephone 61-02-00 or 61-25-78, 61-43-33

      Flag: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

      NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic Government 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic Government 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.

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