Central Africa
core region of the African continent
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Summary
Central Africa is a region[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,171 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Africa[3]
- Instance of: cultural region[4], subregion[5]
- Shares border with: Southern Africa[6], North Africa[7], West Africa[8], East Africa[9], Atlantic Ocean[10]
- Location: Africa[11]
- Part of: Africa[12], sub-Saharan Africa[13]
- Commons category: Central Africa[14]
- Has part(s): Central African Republic[15], Chad[16], Democratic Republic of the Congo[17], Cameroon[18], Angola[19], Republic of the Congo[20], Equatorial Guinea[21], Gabon[22], São Tomé and Príncipe[23], Zambia[24]
- Coordinate location: 2, 21[25]
- Located in/on physical feature: Africa[26]
- Significant event: Bantu expansion[27], colonisation of Africa[28], decolonisation of Africa[29], Scramble for Africa[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Central Africa[31]
- Population: 213,189,468[32]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Central Africa[33]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[34], Encyclopædia Britannica[35]
- Different from: Central African Republic[36], Mittelafrika[37]
- Language used: Bantu[38]
Why It Matters
Central Africa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]