Central African Republic
Location : Central Africa (shockingly) Area : Over 620,000 sq km; 45th largest in the world Slightly smaller than Texas Geography : Landlocked Population : Almost 5 million; 117th largest in the world Capital : Bangui Infant Mortality Rate : 99 deaths/1000 live births; 7th highest in the world Official Language : French Constitution : Ratified in 2004 Trafficking : "...source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forces labor and sexual exploitation." (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ct.html) Poverty : Considered one of the poorest countries in the world Human Development Index : Ranked 179/182 countries with data Source: CIA Factbook And thus begins our second African country in a row. And we are not over yet. The national dish of the Central African Republic is Cassava. "But cassava is not a dish!" you say. If you didn't tha...