Central African Republic
Landlocked country in Central Africa, bordered NE and E by Sudan,
S by the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic
of the Congo, W by Cameroon, and NW by Chad.
Government
The 1995 constitution provides for a president, elected by universal
suffrage for a six-year term, renewable only once, and an 85- member
national assembly, similarly elected for a five-year term. There is
also an advisory economic and regional council, half of whose members
are appointed by the president and half of whom are elected by the assembly.
The president, who is head of state, appoints a prime minister to head
a council of ministers.
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