Central Africa

E22129

subregion of Africa

Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent that encompasses several landlocked and coastal countries characterized by vast rainforests, the Congo River basin, and significant cultural and linguistic diversity.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	subregion of Africa →
borderedBy	East Africa → Sahara → Southern Africa → West Africa →
characteristic	cultural diversity → high biodiversity → large rainforest cover → linguistic diversity →
climate	equatorial → tropical →
colonialLanguage	English → French → Portuguese →
contains	Central African rainforest → Congo Basin →
continent	Africa →
drainedBy	Congo River →
economicActivity	forestry → mining → subsistence agriculture →
hasCoastOn	Atlantic Ocean →
hasPart	Angola → Burundi → Cameroon → Central African Republic → Chad → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Equatorial Guinea → Gabon → Republic of the Congo → Rwanda → South Sudan → São Tomé and Príncipe → Uganda →
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere → Northern Hemisphere → Southern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere →
majorLanguageFamily	Afroasiatic languages → Bantu languages → Nilo-Saharan languages →
partOf	Africa →
religion	Christianity → Islam → traditional African religions →
riverSystem	Congo River system →
timeZone	Central Africa Time → West Africa Time →

Referenced by (114)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AEF → Bembe people → Beti languages → Bube → Cameroon → Central African Republic → Central Sudanic languages → Chadians → Chadian–Libyan conflict → Chichewa → Congolese franc → Corisco → Fang language → Fang language → French → Fula language → Gabon → Guinean Pidgin English → Kikongo → Kimbundu → Kituba → Lingala → National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe → Ndowe → Nilo-Saharian → Ogooué River → Punu → Republic of the Congo → Republic of the Congo → Second Congo War → São Tomé and Príncipe → Umbundu → Unidad, Paz, Justicia → XAF →	region
Bioko Island → Brazzaville → Cabinda → Central African governments → Congo Rainforest → Congo River → Democratic Republic of the Congo → Dutch Angola → ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa → Equatorial Lakes region → First Congo War → Flag of French Equatorial Africa → French Equatorial Africa → French Ubangi-Shari → Kinshasa → Lake Tanganyika → Río Muni → SRO-CA → Trust Territory of Cameroon under French administration → Ubangi-Shari → United Nations country teams in Central Africa →	locatedIn
Adamawa–Ubangi languages → Atsi → Fang language → Mekè → Mvaï → Nilo-Saharan languages → Nzaman → Okak →	spokenIn
ECCAS → Economic Community of Central African States → Marien Ngouabi University → SRO-CA →	regionServed
Chad → Equatorial Guinea → Republic of the Congo ("Congo Basin") → STP →	subregion
Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian → Afro-Vincentians →	ancestralOrigin
Guttera → Oryza glaberrima →	distribution
Bantu languages → Benue–Congo languages →	geographicDistribution
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area → Malabo →	locatedInRegion
Annobón → São Tomé and Príncipe →	locatedOffCoastOf
ECA Subregional Office for Central Africa → SRO-CA →	servesRegion
Central African CFA franc → West Africa Time →	usedInRegion
Atlantic–Congo languages →	areSpokenIn
West Africa →	borders
Northwest Africa →	bordersRegion
COG →	countryRegion
Central African Republic ("Central African") →	demonym
Congo River mouth ("Congo Basin") →	drainageBasin
Gulf of Guinea →	economicImportanceFor
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza →	exploredRegion
Central African governments ("Central African states") →	govern
Afro-Latin Americans ("Central Africans") →	hasAncestry
Palo Monte →	hasOrigin
Democratic Republic of the Congo ("Congo Basin") →	hasRegion
Francophone Africa →	hasRegionalSubarea
GNQ →	hasSubjectCountryRegion
Africa →	hasSubregion
Patrice →	hasUsageRegion
northern white rhinoceros →	historicalRange
SRO-CA ("Central African subregion") →	jurisdiction
Punu ("Lower Congo–Gabon Bantu area") →	linguisticArea
Atlantic slave trade →	mainRegion
Central Africa Time →	observedInRegion
British South Africa Company →	operatedIn
Bata →	partOf
Swahili language →	primaryRegion
South African Army →	regionalFocus
Cameroon national football team →	regionLeague
Chadian Arabic →	spokenInRegion
Regional Service Centre Entebbe →	supportsRegion
Gabon ("Middle Africa") →	UNRegion