GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Bangui, city, capital of the Central African Republic, located on the west bank of the Ubangi River. It is connected by an extended 1, 100-mile (1, 800-km) river-and-rail transport system with Pointe-Noire on the west-central African coast and with Brazzaville (both in the Republic of the Congo).

Detailed explanation-2: -Bangui lies on the northern banks of the Ubangi River just below a series of rapids that limit major commercial shipping farther upriver, on the southern border.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satellite view is showing Bangui, the national capital of Central African Republic, located on the northern banks of the Ubangi (Oubangui) River. Bangui has a city population of about 530, 000 inhabitants.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Central African Republic is a landlocked nation within the interior of the African continent. It is bordered by Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo. The country lies between latitudes 2° and 11°N, and longitudes 14° and 28°E.

Detailed explanation-5: -As a result of the country’s independence from France in 1960, it became the capital of the new country. Today, the capital Bangui is the most important point of the country, both commercially, politically and culturally.