Ubangi-Shari
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
Ubangi-Shari was a French colonial territory in Central Africa, established in 1903 as part of French Equatorial Africa. It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers that define the region's geography. The colony gained autonomy in 1958 and achieved full independence as the Central African Republic in 1960.
Statistics
Area
Not available
Population
5,357,744